PBA Values: Accountability, Excellence, Integrity, Love, Respect, Unity

2020‐2021 PBA Theme: Trust in the Lord

American Free Enterprise

Palm Beach Atlan c University confidently affirms the values and ins tu ons that historically have informed American society— religious liberty; tradi onal Judeo‐Chris an morality; limited, cons tu onal government; the Rule of Law; personal and poli cal accountability; and capitalism—the system of free enterprise. We believe that America is truly an excep onal na on, which was founded and has flourished under the guiding providen al hand of God. We aim to develop in each of our students an apprecia on for the unique American achievement in its many dimensions—social, poli cal, economic, moral, legal, and religious.

Our general educa on curriculum, required of all students, includes a course en tled “Freedom in American Society,” which examines the meaning and significance of freedom in the American experience. Students explore such topics as the historical roots of American liberty, with special emphasis on the close link between liberty and Chris anity, and the nature of freedom as understood by the chief architects of the American poli cal order. They examine the interdependence between poli cal and economic freedom, in par cular, the signifi‐cance of free‐enterprise capitalism for the preserva on of liberty. They learn about the structure of American cons tu onal democracy and the tradi onal meaning of jus ce and the Rule of Law.

These studies help students recognize the various threats to individual freedom, religious liberty, and other tradi onal American rights and values that have emerged over the past several centuries, as well as contemporary challenges to their preserva on.

Cicero remarked of the declining Republic of his era: “Our age inherited the Republic like some beau ful pain ng of bygone days, its colors already fading through great age; and not only has our me neglected to freshen the colors of the picture, but we have failed to preserve its form and outlines.” Palm Beach Atlan c University strives to ensure that a similar fate does not befall the noble American experiment in ordered liberty. We regard the transmission of the American cultural heritage to the rising gen‐era on as not only a profound joy, but also a profound duty.

Guiding Principles

(These principles were adopted by the University’s founders and they serve as the preamble to the PBA bylaws.)

Palm Beach Atlan c University is a comprehensive Chris an university with a significant core emphasis in the liberal arts. Its pur pose is to offer a curriculum of studies and a program of student ac vi es dedicated to the development of moral character, the enrichment of spiritual lives and the perpetua on of growth in Chris an ideals.

Founded under the providence of God with the convic on that there is a need for a university in this community that will expand the minds, develop the moral character and enrich the spiritual lives of all the people who may come within the orbit of its influ ence, Palm Beach Atlan c University shall stand as a witness for Jesus Christ, expressed directly through its administra on, faculty, staff, and students.

To assure the perpetua on of these basic concepts of its founders, it is resolved that all those who become associated with Palm Beach Atlan c University as trustees, officers, members of the faculty, or of the staff, must believe in, and affirm in principle and prac ce, the divine inspira on of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments; that man and woman were directly created by God; that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin; that He is the Son of God, our Lord and Savior; that He died for the sins of all and therea er arose from the grave; that by repentance and the acceptance of and belief in Him, by the grace of God, the individual is saved from eternal damna on and receives eternal life in the presence of God; and it is further resolved that the ul mate teachings in this Uni‐versity shall always be consistent with, and not contrary to, these principles.

Statement of Purpose

PBA is a Chris an university which equips students to lead fulfilling lives through learning, leadership, and service.

Vision

The vision for Palm Beach Atlan c University is to be a premier Chris an university whose graduates are intellectually pre‐pared, possess high moral character, demonstrate outstanding ci zenship and are servant leaders in their communi es, the na on, and the world.

Mission

The mission of Palm Beach Atlan c University is to prepare students for lifelong learning and leadership by offering excel‐lent undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of study in the Arts, Humani es, Sciences, and selected profes‐sions. Palm Beach Atlan c University is a private, independent university dedicated to the inten onal integra on of Chris‐an principles. As a community of learners, the university provides students with a rigorous educa onal environment that leads to intellectual, spiritual, and personal character development.

Worship, Workship, Wordship

Worship is the prac ce of honoring God with who we are and everything that we do.

Workship: A Tradi on of Service

Workship is a dis nc ve community service program that responds to the human needs with Christ‐like ac on in the community and the world. Through community service, students can discern their voca on and develop life‐long habit of servant leadership. To date, Palm Beach Atlan c students have volunteered 3.5 million hours. Ins tuted when PBA was founded in 1968, each tradi onal undergraduate student contributes at least 45 hours of community service annually at more than 350 nonprofit agencies, schools and churches.

Wordship is the cul vated prac ce of using our words wisely to edify others, including those with whom we disagree, as a form of worship. It includes spoken word as well as wri en words.

Together, these three prac ces are the founda onal, three‐legged stool upon which the integra on of faith and academics rests.

Contact us:

Palm Beach Atlan c University

901 S. Flagler Drive

P.O. Box 24708

West Palm Beach, Florida 33416‐4708

Telephone: (561) 803‐2000 www.pba.edu

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Telephone: (561) 803‐2100

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