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Stetson University is to provide an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet, and to foster in students the qualities of mind and heart that will prepare them to reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world. We encourage the development of informed convictions, independent judgment, and lifelong commitments to learning that are characteristic features of the enlightened citizen. In bringing together learning and values, the University encourages all of its members to demonstrate personal integrity; to develop an appreciation for the spiritual dimension of life; to embrace leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent, and technological world; and to commit to active forms of social responsibility.

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

Through art and design, we educate the creative critical thinkers who will transform the future

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. Our mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business, government agencies and the military. Our reputation as a leader in aviation and aerospace higher education is grounded in its aviation roots dating back to 1926. Our vision is for Embry-Riddle to be the source for innovation and excellence in aerospace education and research. We will be the unquestioned global leader in aviation and aerospace higher education, with a reputation for personal attention to the success of all students.

Poynter exists to help good journalists get better.The Poynter Institute is a global leader in journalism. It is the world's leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens in 21st Century democracies.The Institute operates primarily from its St. Petersburg, Fla., campus with a full-time faculty, an e-learning division called News University and a news site (Poynter.org). We also teach in newsrooms, companies and conferences around the world. The school is named for its founder, Nelson Poynter, former owner and editor of the St. Petersburg Times, now Tampa Bay Times. We serve about 100,000 journalists each year.

The mission of the New World Symphony is to prepare highly-gifted graduates of distinguished music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.

Belmont University is a student-centered Christian community providing an academically challenging education that empowers men and women of diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith.

Maryville College prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world.

An institution of the Episcopal Church, Sewanee exists for education in such disciplines as will increase knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, pursued in close community and in full freedom of inquiry, and enlightened by Christian faith to Sewanee aims to prepare its students to search for truth, to seek justice for all, to preserve liberty under law, and to love and serve God and humanity.

Rhodes College aspires to graduate students with a life-long passion for learning, compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world.

Lipscomb University is a private coeducational institution whose principal focus is undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences, combined with a number of undergraduate professional and pre-professional fields, master's and doctoral degree programs. Its primary mission is to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence. This mission is carried out not only in the classroom but also by involvement in numerous services to the church and the larger community.

The Austin Peay State University Foundation supports the mission of Austin Peay University, which is a comprehensive university committed to raising the educational attainment of the citizenry, developing programs and services that address regional needs, and providing collaborative opportunities that connect university expertise with private and public resources.  These endeavors contribute to the intellectual, economic, social, physical, and cultural development of the region.