SAINT MONICA UNIVERSITY

We are serving Central and West Africa predominantly, but students can enroll from anywhere in the world. MISSION: It is the mission of Saint Monica University (SMU) to provide opportunities for students to achieve their career goals and become contributing citizens to the global community.This is accomplished by offering high-quality professional or career programs to both traditional-aged and adult learners. The university provides a student-centered, values-based, and diverse learning environment. We take pride in offering small class sizes in a highly personalized setting. We encourage effective teaching, research, scholarly contributions, and service to the greater community by sharing our academic, professional and individual resources.VISIONWe seek to be a recognized leader among higher educational institutions that excel in effective teaching, active learning, scholarly research, and responsible engagement with the local community as well as with the national and global communities in which we live. VALUESSMU shares six core values that promote a positive and rewarding life for its students through fostering a genuine appreciation and respect for:A Values Orientation: SMU affirms a philosophy of life that actively supports peace with justice, the health of the planet and its people. Therefore, in light of this affirmation, it encourages students to become reflective about personal, professional, and societal values. It also encourages values-based ethical behavior.Entrepreneurship: SMU promotes an entrepreneurial spirit, challenging its students not just to be effective employees, but also successful entrepreneurs capable of starting socially responsible businesses.Community and Diversity: SMU promotes the goal of community within a context of diversity. Therefore, it encourages students to understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures that exists locally, nationally, and internationally. It also seeks to promote appreciation and preservation of biodiversity by helping students understand the impact/dependence of human beings on their environment.Lifelong Learning: SMU commits itself to promoting education that facilitates lifelong learning. Therefore, it teaches students how to learn, to think critically, to do constructive research, and to access and integrate information in order to prepare them for continued personal and career growth.Community Service: SMU believes that personal service is a primary goal of the educated person. Therefore, it encourages students to experience the responsibilities and rewards of serving the human and ecological community.Personal Attention and Gratitude: We foster a caring culture that supports the well-being of each member, and we celebrate the achievements of all members of our community in goals attained and obstacles overcome.