The Liberal Arts Department helps students pursue answers to the great questions of meaning, purpose, truth, beauty, goodness, and human flourishing through the Catholic intellectual tradition while preparing them to work with a deep sense of purpose and mission. At a time when many people experience professional achievement without a clear sense of purpose, our programs create space for the questions that shape an entire life: What does it mean to be human? Why do I exist? What is a good life? What am I called to do, and how can I pursue that calling with others?
Our programs offer flexible pathways into the liberal arts, from introductory certificates and an associate degree to bachelor’s and graduate study, while connecting Catholic intellectual formation with practical professional possibilities.
The Liberal Arts & Education department offers students the flexibility to focus on career-oriented fields such as Education, Philosophy and Theology, all while receiving a person-centered education that encourages personal growth.
Advances formation for Catholic and classical educators, school leaders, curriculum specialists, homeschool leaders, ministry professionals, and others entrusted with transmitting the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Focused graduate preparation for educators and formation leaders who want to deepen their understanding of liberal learning and its application in teaching.
Mission-centered formation for current and aspiring leaders responsible for Catholic identity, school culture, faculty formation, and educational excellence.
An interdisciplinary exploration of the Catholic tradition’s enduring contributions to theology, philosophy, culture, education, and public life.
A broad, integrated education in the ideas, texts, events, and works that illuminate the human person, society, creation, and God.
An accessible foundation for degree completion, career advancement, transfer, or continued bachelor’s-level study.
Focused study that strengthens reasoning, ethical judgment, argumentation, and the ability to examine foundational questions.
Focused study that develops historical understanding, research, interpretation, and the ability to place contemporary questions in a deeper human context.
Focused study that develops an understanding of the Catholic imaginative tradition, integrating theology, philosophy, history, and the arts to interpret human dignity, beauty, and contemporary life.
We cultivate intellectual, moral, spiritual, and cultural maturity by integrating faith, reason, life, and culture across philosophy, history, literature, theology, and the arts.
We develop careful thinkers, disciplined readers, persuasive writers, thoughtful speakers, and ethical decision-makers who can understand reality and see and act with wisdom beyond the slogans, trends, and algorithms.
We help students connect enduring human questions to contemporary life: in their vocation, family life and community, and in their professional and civic responsibilities and leadership.
The liberal arts are not an escape from practical life; they are preparation for living it well. Careers and technologies change, but the need to reason, communicate, interpret, discern, collaborate, and lead endures. Liberal arts study helps students understand both the world and themselves more fully, giving them an intellectual compass for decisions that cannot be answered by technical skill alone.
Discover a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, vocation, and the sources of authentic human flourishing.
Learn to evaluate competing claims, recognize assumptions, and pursue truth in a crowded information environment.
Develop durable skills in critical thinking, writing, communication, research, creativity, and ethical judgment.
Understand people, cultures, institutions, and historical forces, essential preparation for leadership and service.
Integrate faith and reason so that professional success remains connected to human dignity, responsibility, and the common good.
Build an adaptable foundation for changing careers, graduate education, and responsibilities not yet imagined.
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— Jason Holliston
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Dr. Ann Wolfgram Brodeur, our Chair of Education & Liberal Arts, earned her Ph.D. in History from Toronto, her M.A. in Medieval Studies from Catholic University, and her B.A. in Humanities from Franciscan University.
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