College of Music and Fine Arts Mission and Goals
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Mission Statement

The College of Music and Fine Arts serves as the preeminent center of fine and performing arts study among all Jesuit colleges and universities throughout the United States offering professional and liberal arts programs within a rigorous academic environment. Students are prepared for fine and performing arts professions in a manner that reflects the Jesuit ideals of truth, service, and justice. The College of Music and Fine Arts provides the campus, region, and nation with music, theatre, dance, and visual arts activities demonstrating the University’s commitment and service to the fine and performing arts.

College of Music Goals

• The College of Music seeks to be one of the leading comprehensive music schools affiliated with a private comprehensive university in the nation.
• The College of Music seeks to have a faculty of musician/scholars and educators who are national leaders in their field of expertise.
• The College of Music seeks to offer a professional/liberal arts curriculum in music that is recognized for its overall excellence and innovation.
• The College of Music seeks to be recognized nationally for the musical and academic quality of its students and alumni.
• The College of Music seeks to be the major cultural resource for musical study and performance in the Greater New Orleans region