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Neumann University, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia, is a Catholic institution of higher education in the Franciscan tradition.
Mission
Neumann University educates a diverse community of learners based upon the belief that knowledge is a gift to be shared in the service of others and that learning is a lifelong process.
Vision
Neumann University strives to be a teaching university of distinction, providing innovative, transformational education in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. Neumann RISES on the values of Reverence, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship and lives the actions these values inspire. Neumann’s curriculum promotes thoughtful and ethical leadership in service and response to a global and technologically complex world.
Reverence
Integrity
Service
Excellence
Stewardship
Goals
I. Integrate our Catholic Franciscan identity.
II. Become a teaching university of distinction.
III. Strengthen a spirit and culture of reverence, integrity, service, excellence, and stewardship.
IV. Cultivate a meaningful and effective mission-directed, market-responsive climate for learning, teaching, and scholarship.
V. Steward our resources to ensure ongoing financial vibrancy in support of academic
excellence, access, and affordability.