Mission and Identity for Trustees

Reflecting on Mission and Identity as a Trustee of Xavier University

This series provides a brief overview of Jesuit heritage and education. Each section includes a two-minute video, selected readings and reflection questions specifically for the Board of Trustees at Xavier University.

1. St. Ignatius Loyola: The Founder of the Jesuits
2. Ignatian Spirituality: The World is Charged with the Grandeur of God
3. Jesuit Core Values: Whole Persons of Solidarity for the Real World
4. Jesuit Education: Developing People of Competence and Compassion
5. The Jesuit Tradition in Today's World: Gifts of our Ignatian Heritage
6. Xavier University: An Historical Perspective
7. Seeking Integration and Wisdom: The Xavier Way
8. Our Hope and Joys for Xavier University: Gaudium et Spes
9. Religious Pluralism and the Campus Community: The Lived Experience of Nostra Aetate
10. Leadership in the Ignatian Tradition: Personal and Communal Discernment
11. Spiritual Leadership: On Being a Contemplative in Action
12. Ignatian Governance: Discernment, Collaboration, and Networking

Additional topics:

Xavier's Mission as a Global Catholic University
Xavier's Mission as a Jesuit Catholic University
Xavier's Mission as an American Regional University (the Higher Learning Commission)
Xavier's Mission as a Liberal Arts University
Catholic Higher Education Today (Ex Corde Ecclesiae)
The University Mission Statement
Seeking Integration and Wisdom
The Understanding of Mission -- Faculty and staff (assessment results)
Challenges in Jesuit Higher Education
Joys in Jesuit Higher Education
The Understanding of Mission -- Students (assessment results)

Foundational documents on Jesuit Catholic education
Board Meeting Prayers