The University of Sacramento is a Catholic academic community
whose primary mission is to prepare men and women to
exercise an enduring and transformational leadership in society and thus
contribute to the establishment of a civilization of justice and
charity.
This leadership preparation is embodied in the concept
of Integral Formation, the hallmark of the educational charism of
the Legionaries of Christ. We aspire to form men and
women of character, leaders who are mature in their faith,
competent in their field, principled in their morality, and dedicated
to service. Consequently, Integral Formation aims at the balanced and
harmonious development of the intellectual, human, spiritual, and service-oriented dimensions
of each student.
In addition to our formational programs,
the University of Sacramento is also an institution dedicated to
the search for knowledge through faculty research and publication as
well as the application of this knowledge to solve the
pressing needs of society.
It is our goal that students
will emerge from their experience here ready to embody in
their personal and professional lives the motto of the University
of Sacramento: Vince in bono malum – conquer evil by doing good.
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Integral formation
at the University of Sacramento consists of the following:
Intellectual formation. The University of Sacramento
is a community in which students, faculty and staff collaborate
in a rigorous and creative intellectual environment. While safeguarding the
genuine autonomy of each discipline, we give pride of place
to interdisciplinary approaches and to upholding the ultimate unity of
human knowledge in fidelity to the genuine Catholic tradition of
higher learning (see Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Part I, paragraph 17).
The University of Sacramento believes that a thriving intellectual culture
on campus hinges on a conscious pursuit of academic excellence.
That excellence entails the acquisition of:
a
broad exposure to general culture, drawing from the riches of the
classical tradition and delivered in a dynamic, four-year core curriculum
experience;
a thorough understanding of
the theory and practice of one´s professional discipline, its local
and global reality, and its limitations;
an ongoing mastery of that profession´s state-of-the-art
technological means for researching, exchanging and communicating ideas;
Human formation. Academic excellence must rest on the
foundation of a well-rounded personality. Our graduates will be men
and women of strong moral character and robust conscience. The
cornerstone of leadership is authentic human maturity, which is best
attained by the practice of the human virtues and the
acquisition of crucial habits of the mind and heart:
the balanced integration of one´s faculties
the
capacity to think systematically and for oneself;
the ability to express ideas with order, elegance and persuasiveness
in respectful and sincere dialogue;
the habit of principled
reflection necessary for a balanced, critical view of one´s times
and culture.
Spiritual formation. In the fertile soil
of human and intellectual formation, grace can yield its harvest.
The University of Sacramento provides Catholic students and faculty with
an atmosphere in which they can come to understand, love
and live their faith with interior conviction. It provides non-Catholics
an environment in which to practice their own religion and
to benefit from a personal and vibrant encounter with the
Catholic faith (see Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Part I, paragraph 26).
Formation for service.
We believe that our students are called to solidarity and
service, to forge a culture worthy of mankind´s transcendent destiny.
Generous and joyful service to God and to fellow men
and women should be the hallmark of our graduates. Our
students will forge this dimension by engaging in service projects
designed to have a lasting and transformational impact in the
region and beyond, and by preparing to develop their personal
and professional life in a spirit of service.
