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Object·ves of the University Pacific Lutheran Univer ity , born of tlte R eformation spirit, maintains the privil ege of ex ploration and learning in all area of the arts, ·c.iences, and re ligion. The basic concern of Martin Luther was religious but his rejec ti on f church tradition as primary author ity and his own free search for religious truth, served in effect to liberate the modern mind in its quest for all truth. The total impact of Luther's stand ha p rmanently shaped the modem world and helped provide the modem univers ity with its basic methodology. ,
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Pacui Lut her an Unive 'ity i a co m mu nity of professi ng Christian scholars dedicated to a philo ophy of liberal education. The major goals of the in titution are to incul ate a re spect for learning and truth, to free the mind from confinements of ignor :mce and prejudice to organize the powers of c lear thought and ex pre 'sion, to preserve and extend knowledge to help men achieve profess ional compe tence, and to establish lifelong habits of study, reflection and learning. Through lin emph asis on the liberating arts, the University eeks to develop creative, reflective, and responsible per ons. At the same time, the acqui sHion of pecialized infor mat ion and technical skill is recognize d as a con dition of uc essful involvement in the ,
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modern wo rld. The University seeks to develop lhe ev �lI uat ive and spiri tual c apacities of the student and to ac quaint him hone tty \ ith rival claims to the true and the good. It encourages the pur ui t of rich and enn bling ex periences and the development f jg nificllnt personhood through an appre ciation of ma n's in teUectual, arti. tic, cultural, and n atur al surroundings. The Univer"Hy affinns its f unda mental ob Ugation t confront Iiher ally educated men with the challenges of Christian faitll and to instill in them a true sense of vocation '
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By providing a rich va riety of socia.l experi enc , Paci fi c Luther an Univer ity seeks to develop in the student a joy in abunda nt living, a feeling for the -
welfare and personal i n tegrity of others good taste, and a seDse of social propriety tlTld adequacy. Dis tinguis hing b tween personal Christian ethic and normal social controls, the University adopts onJy such rules as seem neces ary f or the welfare of the educational community. ,
The physical development of the student i. reg,. rded a n integral part of his liberal education. Bence the Un.iv rsity encourages participation in phy 'ical activities and r es pect for health and fitness. Professing a conc rn for the enti re nature of man. the faculty of the Uni-
versity encourages wholesome d evelop ment of Christian faith and life by providing opportunities for worship and meditation, offering sy stemat ic studies of religion and enco uraging free investigation and discussion of basic religious quesfi ns. The Univer sity beli v s the essence of Christianity to be personal faith in God a Creator and Redeemer, and it beUeves that such faith born of the Holy Spirit gen e ra tes in tegrative po er c apable of !.!Uiding men to illuminating perspec tives and worthy purposes. The Univer sity c ommuni ty confesses the faith that the ultimate meaning and purposes po es of human life are to be dis covered in the pe rson and work of Jesus Chr i t. ,
As an educational arm uf the Church. Pacifi LULh ran University provides a locus for the fruitful inter play of Christian faith and all of huma n learning and cuJ ture and as such holds it a responsi bility to dis cover, explore and develop new frontiers. Bel ieving that all truth is God's truth, the University in ac h iev .
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ing it educational and sp iritual goals, maintains the right and inde d the ob ligation of faculty and students to engage in an unbiased �earch for truth in all realms. Adopted, 1963.