AS A CENTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THE CORPORATION OF SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, NOTRE DAME (SAINT MARY'S) FOSTERS AN ACADEMIC CLIMATE OF SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS ALIKE. THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND THE EXAMPLE OF ITS OWN ACTIVE SCHOLARSHIP, THE FACULTY CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND SUPPORTS THEM IN THEIR INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS. A BROAD-BASED COURSE OF STUDY INVITES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD AND HUMAN CULTURE. ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED TO PREPARE WOMEN FOR AN ARRAY OF CAREERS, SAINT MARY'S INSISTS ON A LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION FOR ALL ITS STUDENTS. THROUGH THEIR YEARS AT SAINT MARY'S, STUDENTS ACQUIRE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCE IN QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND MODERN LANGUAGES, THE ABILITY TO THINK CLEARLY ABOUT COMPLEX PROBLEMS, AND THE CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH PRECISION AND STYLE. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
