Seattle University: Mission Statement

Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person,
to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for
a just and humane world.

Seattle University, School of Theology and Ministry: Value Statements

    - Integration of academic excellence, spiritual formation and
      ministerial skills

    - Jesuit and Ignatian respect for the whole person in solidarity
      with the real world

    - Faith that does justice

    - Spirituality nourished by community and expressed through
      service

    - Ministry formation responsive to a multicultural church and society

    - Recognition of and respect for the uniquenesses of participating
      faith communities

    - Mutually enhancing and transformative relationships among
      students, faculty, staff, and the larger community

    - Vibrant and meaningful worship that connects liturgy and life

    - Interfaith awareness, dialogue, and interaction

    - Reverence for all God’s creation

    - Rooted in Christ and open to the Spirit

Accreditation

Association of Theological Schools, for all degree programs

Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry, association of programs in ministry

Academy of Religious Leadership, association for leadership components of several degrees

Association of Theological Field Education, association of contextual education

American Association of Pastoral Counselors, association of counseling programs