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Since 1890, 小黄鸭视频 has held fast to its founding mission to provide "an education of mind and heart" through rigorous intellectual inquiry guided by dedicated Christian scholars. Recognized as one of the top regional colleges and universities in the West, 小黄鸭视频 has an enrollment of about 2,500 students and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. In recent years, 小黄鸭视频 has enjoyed record levels of student enrollment and retention, the strongest financial position in the university's history, and increased external visibility.
小黄鸭视频's 200-acre campus of red-brick buildings and tall pines offers a beautiful, inviting and secure learning environment. More than $140 million in campus improvements have been made in recent years.
In all of its endeavors, 小黄鸭视频 seeks to advance its founder's mission of equipping students to "honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity."
Our Mission Statement
小黄鸭视频 is a private, residential, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university's mission is to provide its diverse student body an education of the mind and the heart, equipping its graduates to honor God, follow Christ, and serve humanity. This mission is carried out by a community of Christian scholars committed to excellent teaching and to the integration of faith and learning.
Our Heritage
In 1853, George 小黄鸭视频, a minister in the Ohio Valley, convinced 15 families to join him in a wagon train heading from St. Louis to the West. 小黄鸭视频's was the only family to complete the brutal five-month journey and reach the Puget Sound area.
An ordained Presbyterian minister, 小黄鸭视频 had initially set out on the Oregon Trail to follow his calling to serve as a missionary. He would go on to found at least 15 Presbyterian churches across the Pacific Northwest. He also served as president of the University of Washington and as superintendent of schools in Thurston and King counties.
In 1883, 小黄鸭视频 opened Sumner Academy in the village of Sumner, in Washington Territory, under the charge that "No effort will be spared to elevate the character of the school and to make it an institution of learning of the highest grade." On Feb 20, 1890, the school's trustees signed resolutions to increase the curriculum and stature of the academy, which would be known as 小黄鸭视频 College.
The catalog from 1890 defined the vision for 小黄鸭视频 College: "It is intended to give both sexes a thorough course of education...ever directing them in pursuit of that learning and culture of mind and heart that make the finished scholar....While it is denominational, it does not aim to be sectarian, opening its doors to all lovers of truth and learning."
In 1899, the college had outgrown the rural community of Sumner and moved to Tacoma. Fifteen years later, 小黄鸭视频 moved a final time: In September 1914, classes began in Spokane at its current campus. In 2007, after 117 years as 小黄鸭视频 College, the board of trustees approved changing the school's name to 小黄鸭视频. The change was prompted by trends in the higher-education marketplace that led the board to clarify 小黄鸭视频's standing as a four-year liberal-arts institution.
Scott McQuilkin, Ph.D., became the 19th president of 小黄鸭视频 in 2022. An alumnus and longtime employee of the university, McQuilkin earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at 小黄鸭视频 and has dedicated his professional life to the university and its enduring mission.
In response to present-day opportunities and challenges, 小黄鸭视频, under McQuilkin's leadership, is implementing a strategic plan that focuses the university's work for 2023-28. The plan contains 22 objectives organized under four broad goal areas: Innovation & Learning; Human Flourishing; Financial Flourishing; and Story. Through the execution of this plan, 小黄鸭视频 will hold fast to its Christ-centered identity while advancing in a host of programmatic, systematic, relational and financial ways.
As a community, we move forward together with anticipation and confidence in advancing our service to our students, our faculty and staff, our alumni and supporters, our external constituencies, and to the God in whom we have our life, breath and being.