{"id":11,"date":"2015-07-17T02:45:43","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T02:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/about\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:10:13","slug":"our-principles-and-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/about\/our-principles-and-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Principles and Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">About Us<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Our Principles and Values<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-values-that-unite-us\">The Values that Unite Us<\/h2><p>As a public, liberal arts university, the University of Mary Washington community is dedicated to providing a diverse, accepting, and supportive environment that holds all of its members to the highest standards of conduct, scholarship, integrity, inclusiveness, respect, and engagement. Through a commitment to these values, we strive to transform our academic community into a place where all will learn, thrive, and grow. As faculty, staff, and students of the UMW community, we are committed to upholding these common values<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>A<\/strong><\/em>ccountability &ndash; we promote practices, behaviors, and attitudes where individuals take responsibility for their actions and decisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>cholarship &ndash; we promote intellectual inquiry by engaging ideas and one another in order to gain better understanding and contribute to knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>P<\/strong><\/em>ersonal and Institutional Integrity &ndash; we are honorable in our academic and work endeavors as well as our interactions with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>I<\/strong><\/em>nclusive Excellence &ndash; we strive for all members of the community to have equitable access to opportunities for participation and the resources necessary for success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>R<\/strong><\/em>espect and Civility &ndash; we foster an environment in which every individual is treated with dignity at all times by valuing the inherent worth of all identities, abilities, and differences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>E<\/strong><\/em>ngagement &ndash; we develop engaged members of our community who actively participate in the community through responsible leadership and service.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>We <strong>ASPIRE<\/strong> to live these values and work to support our collective and individual successes.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-more-information\">For More Information<\/h3><p>Complaints of discrimination should be directed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/nondiscrimination\/\">EEO officer<\/a> of the University.<\/p><p>Read our official &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=AYZUDF6093C4\">Statement of Community Values<\/a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8ATNCU5F195E\">Statement of Non-discrimination<\/a>&ldquo;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Values that Unite UsAs a public, liberal arts university, the University of Mary Washington community is dedicated to providing a diverse, accepting, and supportive environment that holds all of its members to the highest standards of conduct, scholarship, integrity, inclusiveness, respect, and engagement. 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