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Our Core Values in GCU

• Students engaging and encouraging fellow students on the cutting edge of thought and research.
• Courage and integrity in the pursuit of excellence in research and noble personal character.
• Winsome exploration of fullness and joy in our work and life, to live large with humility.
• The agape love posture of respect in relationships with high goals for collegiality and friendship.
• In preparation for global citizenship and pursuing hope for a better and more just world.
• A stance of intellectual openness in the pursuit of a reasoned faith and faithful, responsible, virtuous reasoning, handling the pursuit of knowledge wisely.
• A constructive contribution to campus discourse, raising important questions, and exploring fresh ideas and horizons.
• Drilling down into the richest heritage of Judeo-Christianity, leaving no stone unturned. Exploring how this can inspire and open up channels for academic investigation.
• Develop a deep identity in Jesus Christ and the biblical narrative while respecting difference in convictions of others, promoting a responsible spiritual quest for truth, beauty, goodness and community. Pursuing my truest self.
• Encouraging intense curiosity that draws from the wisdom of faculty across the disciplines and scholarship from around the globe.
• Advocating for others who are less fortunate or less privileged, pursuing their empowerment and freedom from oppression and grinding poverty. Pursuit of the common good towards an integral humanism.

Key Words to Capture the GCU Narrative Curiosity, Community, Character, Open to Dialogue, Digging Deeper into Faith and Reason, Integration, Science-Religion Dialogue, Identity Capital, Big Questions, Meta-Biology, Meaning and Calling, Adding Value to Education, Culture Making, Justice and the Common Good, Creative Imagination, Good Scholarship, Innovation, Christo-centric Inspiration, Incarnational Humanism, Adventure and Fun, Celebrating Creation, Re-thinking the Secular, Social Relevance.

GCU is interdisciplinary and international, it creates a lively conversation as people bring their wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to the table. They also bring their heart, humor and their joy to community. Let’s get to know each other and explore new horizons together during this important journey of postgraduate education.