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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE

The following resolution was adopted:

• RESOLVED by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that the following statement of purpose for Mary Washington College, which had already been passed by the Faculty of Mary Washington College be and it is hereby approved:
• Mary Washington College is a state-aided liberal arts college and a part of the University of Virginia. As such, it has an obligation to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide, without regard to race, creed, national origin, or sex, an educational program of the highest quality.
• As a liberal arts institution, Mary Washington College is convinced that a broad education in the arts, the sciences and the humanities, complemented by intensive study in a particular field of interest, constitutes an excellent preparation for life and citizenship.
• The College upholds the values of freedom of inquiry, personal responsibility, and intellectual integrity.
• Finally, Mary Washington College is committed to serve with distinction the community, the state, and the nation through the selection of qualified students, the maintenance of a competent faculty and staff, and the development of an appropriate academic, cultural, and physical environment.