December 20, 2010
Our Story
Perhaps you've seen Terry
Magill and Arthur Fluker making a positive difference at Samford. They
are members of our staff who serve as painters, restoring majesty to many of
our neglected spaces on campus. Last week, however, they doubled as good
neighbors. In the rush of noontime traffic on a street in Homewood, they
were observed--wearing their Samford uniforms--as they connected the battery
cables to help a stranded motorist start his car.
The world
is better because our people understand that Christ asked us to be good
neighbors.
Our Mission
The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career, and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility, and service to others.
Our Core Values
The Samford community values lifelong:
- belief in God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.
- engagement with the life and teachings of Jesus.
- learning and responsible freedom of inquiry.
- personal empowerment, accountability, and responsibility.
- vocational success and civic engagement.
- spiritual growth and cultivation of physical well-being.
- integrity, honesty, and justice.
- appreciation for diverse cultures and convictions.
- stewardship of all resources.
- service to God, to family, to one another, and to the community.
Our Vision
Anchored in Christian understanding, Samford University will be a diverse community, stressing vigorous learning and personal faith, in the Baptist tradition. Within that commonality, the Community will be innovative in teaching, learning and research; sensitive to global issues; aggressive in self-assessment and continuous improvement. Faithful to its mission, Samford will be known and acknowledged worldwide by holding to its core values. The world will be better for it.