University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ALL OF US here at the University, our University family (students, teachers, administrators, alumni, the office personnel, the men and women who keep our buildings and grounds beautiful) are held together in one common set of aims and purposes, which have as a major objective the idea of helping build a life that is rich in meaning, happy and successful, materially and spiritually. With this ideal in mind the University has the following purposes and aims: to draw out, cultivate, excite, and inspire the full development of each student; to create an atmosphere in which students will learn to think; to help students establish values through intimate acquaintance with the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, and religion; to develop the character of students—integrity, honesty, judgement, cooperation, friendliness, and good-will; to create a community of scholars where research, curiosity, free inquiry, and discovery advance knowledge; to provide competent, well-trained professional leadership for one of the world’s most important industrial areas; to prepare men and women for citizenship in a democratic nation where freedom and liberty go hand in hand with law and justice and where responsibility, national and international, is a characteristic of the individual. ELLOR’S MESSAGE To carry out these purposes the University has established standards, programs and facilities, a distinguished faculty, capable students, a campus with useful and inspiring buildings, strong and appropriate courses of study, support of research programs, help to the student in planning a career, support of student organizations and sports, and the integration of the University with the community around it. All these ideas and plans have grown with the University through 166 years and all of them become realities through the loyal co-operation of our students.