Mission
AS THE OLDEST FRANCISCAN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE UNITED STATES, SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM OUR CATHOLIC TRADITION AND EXPRESSES THE LIVED EXAMPLE OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISSI IN THE MODERN WORLD. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O".SAINT FRANCIS PROMOTES AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY AND A LIFELONG PATH TO VIRTUE, TRUTH, AND COMPASSION. WITHIN A CULTURE THAT SEEKS UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION, WE CHAMPION THE INHERENT DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON AND THE COMMON GOOD.