Iona College is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education. We commit ourselves to education within the rich heritage of these legacies, especially intellectual inquiry and the values of justice, peace and service.

Iona College graduates will be sought after because they will be:

• ethical and skilled decision-makers and problem solvers motivated to leadership, service and civic responsibility;
• independent thinkers informed and enriched by a liberal arts education;
• lifelong learners skilled in and adaptable to new information and technologies; and
• individuals who integrate the spiritual, intellectual, civic, emotional and physical dimensions of their lives.

The Iona College Community will achieve these goals by dedicated teaching enhanced through creative research and scholarship, internships, career development and by participation of students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and board members in the many centers of excellence at Iona College.

(Adopted September 25, 2008)