CORE VALUES
TIMELESS
PILLARS OF PURPOSE
INTELLIGENCE. LEADERSHIP. INNOVATION. SERVICE.
HU is grounded in traditional Christian values, which make their way into the principles conveyed in each course—no matter the subject. We are missional in approach, meaning students are welcome from all walks of life to learn and grow with us.
OUR CORE VALUES
We value the integration of faith and learning, freedom, respect for every person, and unleashing fruitfulness in students around the globe by cultivating our four pillars of Intelligence, Leadership, Innovation, and Service (ILIS).
ILIS
OUR CORE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
HU learning outcomes are comprised of the four pillars of our core values: Intelligence, Leadership, Innovation, and Service (ILIS).
Intelligent leadership results in innovative service, and cycles back through each distinct pillar below, supporting our core values.
INTELLIGENCE
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” — René Descartes
In this context, intelligence is something to be cultivated and we define it as “the collection of information” and “the skilled use of reason.” HU students will be equipped with the ability to acquire the knowledge, skills, and understanding essential to making wise and logical choices throughout their lives.
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom” (Proverbs 4:7).
“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge” (Proverbs 18:15).
LEADERSHIP
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” — President Harry S. Truman
As intelligent, listening learners, HU students will be equipped to consider and regard the needs of those around them in collaborative service, enabling them to produce and ignite valuable contributions to society.
“For by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory” (Proverbs 24:6).
“…let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves” (Luke 22:26).
INNOVATION
“If I had asked the public what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” — Henry Ford
As intelligent leaders, HU students will be equipped to creatively flex with the times, staying on the cutting edge of their vocations.
“Behold, I will do a new thing…” (Isaiah 43:19).
“Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings…” (Proverbs 22:29).
SERVICE
“Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.” — Leo Tolstoy
Through intelligence, leadership, and innovation, Hartwell students will be equipped and motivated for effective service in their local communities and around the world.
“…serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13).
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).
“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” — Albert Einstein