{"id":2241,"date":"2024-06-26T15:07:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/?page_id=2241"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:30:47","slug":"mission-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/mission-and-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">About Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/why-founders-college\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Why Founder&#8217;s College?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/meet-the-dean\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Meet the Dean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty and Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/support-founders-college\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Support Founder&#8217;s College<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/career-opportunities\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Career Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/mission-and-vision\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Mission and Vision<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/nominate-a-prospective-student\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Nominate a Prospective Student<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"container breadcrumb-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\" class=\"primary-link breadcrumb-link\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/span><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-link\">Founder&#039;s College<\/a><\/li><\/span><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mission-and-vision\">Mission and Vision<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/08104937\/mortarboard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/08104937\/mortarboard.png 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/08104937\/mortarboard-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/08104937\/mortarboard-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/08104937\/mortarboard-720x480.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mission-and-vision-statement\">Mission and Vision Statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Founder\u2019s College, Butler University will embrace and operationalize its founding mission to serve those historically excluded from the promise of higher education. Our students\u2019 participation in the intellectual, social, and cultural life of the campus will contribute to the enrichment and transformation of the Butler campus, Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, and the greater Indianapolis community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-butler-values\">Butler Values<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Excellence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrity&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-founder-s-college-commitments\">Founder\u2019s College Commitments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diversity, defined and embraced broadly&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equity and inclusion&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holistic student support&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learner-defined achievement &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student-led &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reconciliation and accountability 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