LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY

LA ROCHE HONORS THE TRADITIONS AND VALUES OF THE CHARISM OF THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE BY CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO BE THE "BEST FOR THE WORLD AND BRING LIGHT TO EVERY SITUATION WE ENCOUNTER. LA ROCHE SEEKS TO MAKE EDUCATION TRULY ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO BE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS. THROUGH UNMATCHED CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES, LA ROCHE INTENDS TO BE THE STUDENT-CENTERED HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF CHOICE IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A STRONG LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION GROUNDED IN THE CATHOLIC TRADITION, WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING CAREER READY SKILLSETS THROUGH A MYRIAD OF APPLIED-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. LA ROCHE WILL BECOME PITTSBURGH'S NEWEST UNIVERSITY, ONE THAT OFFERS ITS STUDENTS TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES WITHIN A SAFE, CARING, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. QUALITY EDUCATION:LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ITS STUDENTS A HIGH VALUE EDUCATION WHICH BALANCES THE REALITY OF CAREER PREPARATION WITH THE ESSENTIALS OF A CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM IS CHARACTERIZED BY A STRONG GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES, AND SIGNATURE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. THE FACULTY IS DIVERSE AND POSSESSES BOTH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS. IN KEEPING WITH THE GLOBAL COMPASS OF ITS MISSION, THE UNIVERSITY RECRUITS STUDENTS FROM BOTH ITS TRADITIONAL HOME BASE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NUMEROUS OTHER STATES, AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO ENROLL ACADEMICALLY SUPERIOR STUDENTS OF DIVERSE RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, RACIAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND ENSURES THAT STUDENTS WITH LESSER PREPARATION ARE FURNISHED THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS.LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY HAS AN ACADEMIC CULTURE THAT EMPHASIZES OUTCOMES BASED ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THE MORAL COMPONENT OF EDUCATION IS EMPHASIZED AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CATHOLIC TRADITION AND OTHER RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO EXPLORE THEIR FAITH IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT.MISSION AND IDENTITY:LA ROCHE OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT REFLECT ITS CATHOLIC HERITAGE AND THE MISSION OF ITS FOUNDING AND SPONSORING CONGREGATION, THE CONGREGATION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, TO "CO-CREATE A WORLD OF COMPASSION, JUSTICE AND PEACE". THAT COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND JUSTICE PERMEATES ALL ASPECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY - SPIRITUAL, ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, INTERCULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THAT COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED IN THE UNIVERSITY'S GLOBAL FOCUS, WHICH PROVIDES THE ENTIRE LA ROCHE COMMUNITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH ACROSS THE POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC DIVIDES AND WORK TOWARD BECOMING A TRUE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. STUDENT SUCCESS:THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE IN ALL THAT WE DO AT THE UNIVERSITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ENHANCED BY AN OVERALL CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS. ALL THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED NOT ONLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE EXAMPLE AND CARING INTERACTION OF THE FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION EMBODIES THE KEY ELEMENTS OF STUDENT SUCCESS. ONE IS THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS TO BECOME ACCOMPLISHED PRACTITIONERS IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS WHO ARE IMBUED WITH A LIFELONG THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. ANOTHER IS THE ABILITY FOR STUDENTS TO TRULY VIEW THEMSELVES AS CITIZENS OF A GLOBAL SOCIETY. FINALLY, STUDENT SUCCESS IS SEEN IN THE WOMEN AND MEN OF ALL AGES, FAITHS, NATIONALITIES AND BACKGROUNDS WHO, AFTER THEIR TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY, GO FORTH INTO THE WORLD SUFFUSED WITH A DESIRE TO PROMOTE PEACE AND JUSTICE WHEREVER THEY GO, AND WHO, IN SO DOING, CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY IS PREPARING STUDENTS WHO TRULY ARE THE BEST FOR THE WORLD.STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES:ADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN A MANNER THAT ACHIEVES MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY, ENSURING THE WISE AND EFFICIENT USE OF OUR RESOURCES WHILE RESPECTING THE LARGER ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY.LA ROCHE'S INITIATIVES CLUSTER UNDER FOUR STRATEGIC THEMES DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:- ACADEMIC QUALITY AND DISTINCTION - LA ROCHE WILL BE A GROWING INSTITUTION OF DISTINCTION. WE WILL BE KNOWN FOR OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, OUR FAR-REACHING INFLUENCES, THE QUALITY OF OUR FACULTY, AND THE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS. THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACULTY AND THE NEW PROGRAMS LA ROCHE DEVELOPS TO EDUCATE WELL-ROUNDED AND WORKFORCE-READY STUDENTS WILL WORK TO ENHANCE AND BROADEN OUR REPUTATION. - GLOBAL IDENTITY - BUILDING ON THE WORK ALREADY BEGUN, LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY WILL BE KNOWN FOR THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE WORLD. STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL HAVE AN UNMATCHED OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCES BOTH ON CAMPUS AND ABROAD. OUR GRADUATES WILL ENTER THE WORLD WITH AN APPRECIATION OF JUSTICE, PEACE, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATIONAL VALUES OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE CHARISM. - TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES - LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY WILL BE A COMMUNITY THAT TRANSFORMS STUDENTS AND PREPARES THEM FOR LIFE AFTER UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS WILL EXPERIENCE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT CONSISTENT WITH OUR FOUNDATIONAL VALUES. STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED, ENRICHED, AND ENGAGED IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. GRADUATION RATES AND RETENTION RATES WILL INCREASE AND STUDENTS WILL LEAVE LA ROCHE AS TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUALS AND AS COMMITTED ALUMNI.- STRATEGIC AND MANAGED GROWTH - LA ROCHE UNIVERSITY WILL BE A LARGER CAMPUS SERVING DIVERSE STUDENTS AND THE WORLD. UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AND RECOGNIZING CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNIVERSITY LEARNERS WILL BE CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY. RESOURCES FOR THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE ENHANCED THROUGH ENROLLMENT GROWTH, FUNDRAISING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES.