Welcome Statement
Central College values the promotion of humility, kindness and hospitality to create a community of respect, integrity and dignity that welcomes all people. Central College is committed to fostering an environment of belonging on campus in a community of students, faculty and staff dedicated to supporting and advancing the mission and vision of the college.
We commit to a process of actualizing our vision, mission and values as we promote skills and values essential to becoming responsible and engaged citizens in local, national and international communities. Further, we seek opportunities to experience and appreciate cultures and perspectives present on campus, in the United States and the world, recognizing the necessity to relate knowledgeably and sensitively in an increasingly complex environment where diversity in all its forms is to be valued and equity of treatment expected.
Central embraces and supports students, faculty and staff from all spiritual perspectives or backgrounds who endorse the values of acceptance, mutual respect, justice, generosity, compassion, forgiveness and service to others. We aspire to be a community whose members act with consideration for the physical, intellectual, spiritual and emotional well-being of others. We seek to create mutually respectful interactions and positive meaning in relationships with persons of every ethnicity, race, national origin, ancestry, color, socio-economic class, creed, religion, philosophical belief, marital status, disability, physical appearance, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity and organizational affiliation.
The primary business of the college is to provide a liberal arts education with a free, open and civil exchange of ideas which do not cross the line of harassment and discrimination. The application of the college’s harassment and nondiscrimination policy will be upheld. The application of this policy should always be made with consideration of how best to preserve the free, open and civil exchange of ideas to foster the education of all, while at the same time protecting the legal rights of individuals.
With due regard for the principles of freedom of expression and academic freedom, Central’s expectation and policies seek to encourage attitudes of civility necessary for meaningful exchanges between people. All members of the college community are responsible for creating an atmosphere that fosters openness and mutual respect.