Mission Statement Essay

I believe that an educational experience at Mount Union will prepare students for “fulfilling lives, meaningful work, and responsible citizenship.” One way is through the integrative core. By requiring us to take classes in Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences, we are gaining experience and knowledge that we otherwise would not expose ourselves to. Courses about different parts of American culture, Psychology, Communications, and Environmental sciences, are not courses that every student would take on their own. This curriculum helps us to become well rounded individuals and benefit our future. If we were to spend all of college focusing just on our declared major and minor, we would not have a ‘Plan B’ to fall back on if we could not obtain a career in the field of our major. By requiring us to take these different types of classes, we will pick the one that seems the most interesting to us, and possibly realize that we are very interested in the subject. This interest could cause us to pursue that field further, maybe earning a minor or even a major in it. This broader sense of knowledge could open our career opportunities by qualifying us for more than one specific meaningful career, leading to fulfilling lives-as Mount Union’s mission statement suggests. I also believe that Mount Union’s clubs and extra-curricular activities can help prompt fulfilling lives. There are a lot of different volunteer groups that you can find on campus. I feel that volunteer work can contribute to responsible citizenship which is another one of Mount Union’s goals. The close community feeling of this campus promotes a sense of friendship between everyone. Everyone always says hi to each other, smiling as they walk past complete strangers. This puts students in the habit of being pleasant and welcome as they see strangers, which contributes to an overall happiness.