Villanova University

**MISSION & MINISTRY** **Villanova University is a Catholic institution of higher education, grounded in the teachings and values of St. Augustine.** St. Augustine believed in “life in common,” and the commitment to and nurturing of community defines the Villanova University experience. St. Augustine called us to journey together in search of truth, to live and learn in community, and to love with care for the common good. These values of *TRUTH*, *UNITY* and *LOVE* — *VERITAS*, *UNITAS* and *CARITAS*—inform all we do as a University. As an Augustinian Catholic community, we see the worth and dignity of all people, of all faiths and backgrounds, and we find unity not in uniformity, but in mutual respect and care—knowing that we learn best from and with each other.