Mission & Values

Although the Sisters of Loretto no longer oversee the day-to-day operation of Webster University, the general mission they established when they founded the university remains unchanged — to satisfy unmet educational needs.

Webster today operates as an independent, comprehensive, non-denominational university with campus locations around the world. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide array of disciplines, including the liberal arts, fine and performing arts, teacher education, business and management.

In striving to fulfill educational needs that may be underserved, Webster University:

• Creates a student-centered environment accessible to individuals of diverse ages, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Sustains a personalized approach to education through small classes and close relationships among faculty and students.
• Develops educational programs that join theory and practice, and instill in students the spirit of systematic inquiry.
• Encourages creativity, scholarship and individual enterprise in its students and faculty.
• Promotes international perspectives in the curriculum and among students and faculty.
• Encourages in its students a critical perspective, a respect for diversity and an understanding of their own and others’ values.
• Fosters in its students a lifelong desire to learn and a commitment to contribute actively to their communities and the world.
• Educates diverse populations locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
• Strengthens the communities it serves through support of civic, cultural, corporate and educational organizations.