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Our Mission

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Our mission is our driving force. It’s more than something you will find in our history or charter. We live it. We share it. We take pride in it. You’ll learn it from your first day on campus and engage with it every day in and out of the classroom. And when you graduate, you will take it with you into the world.

Spalding University mission statement
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A 200-year legacy of serving others in the tradition of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

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We are the first certified compassionate university in the world.

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President Tori Murden McClure
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Kindness. Service. Justice. A commitment to fixing what is broken. On the highest level, we work together to create solutions to the big problems and engage conversations on mercy, justice and compassion.

On a small scale, in everyday life, we put compassion in action through service learning and volunteerism. We also create outreach services for the broader community like the Center for Behavioral Health and the Spalding Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab Facility. Additionally, Restorative Justice Louisville calls our campus its home.

Become part of this community and become a part of a movement where our fellowship and commitment to living compassionately drives us. We welcome everyone from all walks of life and backgrounds. Our mission gives us a common language and a shared commitment to do better. It’s not uncommon to find yourself in a conversation with the president or your professor outside the classroom. We are all valued, and when you become a part of our community, you become part of something larger. Our mission and commitment to compassion is the thread that ties you to others who share these values on our campus, in our community, throughout our country and in the world.

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