This year marks the trajectory of Xavier University to take on greater heights and broader challenges. The launching of its revised vision and mission reaffirmed its commitment to expand its scope, forging diverse opportunities and realizing a world that transcends beyond borders.
Xavier remains loyal at propelling the development of Cagayan de Oro City and Northern Mindanao, but also sets its engagements to actively contribute to the growth of Southeast Asia. As how the new vision summarized it, “A Leading ASEAN University Forming Leaders of Character by 2033.”
As XU celebrates its annual Xavier University Festival Days in honor of its patron St Francis Xavier, the 2014 theme is but fitting to embody the new-fangled, striving and larger goal of the University.
The Atenean character
What does it take to be an Atenean with character?
Xavier has been shaping its students to keep the fire of magis and cura personalis alive, that they may be living testimonies of being “men and women for others.” Xavier underscores the virtues development of the Jesuit brand of education among the youth to promote competence, conscience, commitment and compassion.
In a line, “building character” is holistic formation.
Diversity beyond borders
As Xavier aims to be a major player in education in Southeast Asia, the institution hails with her the Filipino culture and heritage. In return, we also need to appreciate and understand other cultures to foster respect and open-mindedness in our regional neighborhood. Not only do we become more aware, we, too, develop pride for the diversity of our own culture—an integral fiber to personal and national growth.
Come the ASEAN Economic Integration in 2015, Xavier brings together the strength in the differences among us and pursues a world of inclusive progress.
The integration challenges the entire Xavier community to construct and nurture an ASEAN perspective, ready for a globalized exchange of knowledge, culture and cooperation towards synergy in development.
Empowering leadership
On top of the ambitious goal of Xavier, its leadership truly matters. Empowering leadership is an imperative transformation the Xavier graduates have undergone to become competitive game-changers, visionaries and innovators.
The University keeps on molding leaders of truth, who can see beyond what is transitory and who can think of sustainable solutions to the intertwining social, environmental and economic issues of our time.
It is inevitable that Xavier is going global and on its centennial come the greater challenge of ensuring that the dream of “forming leaders of character by 2033” does not only remain a dream—but become the University’s new tradition.
Join the Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan at celebrating its grandest event of the year, the XU Festival Days on December 3 to 6 with the rundown of activities that embody its broader vision and wider engagements. #XavierBeyond
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