A culture that builds character. A curriculum that launches careers. Strategic growth that powers the region. Alumni who inspire the world.

These are the essential components of SHU’s forward leading spirit. You’ll see that spirit every day in the engagement of your fellow students, the passion and commitment of your professors, and the confidence and competence you’ll find within yourself.

Our career-focused, liberal arts-based academic programs provide students with the intellectual and professional fuel they need to build lives of achievement and value.

• That’s forward.

Our strategic, entrepreneurial growth—and the capacity for partnerships that come with it— provides fuel for the economic and cultural development of the region.

• That’s leading.

Our intentionally cultivated community—informed by our Catholic values and defined by its level of inclusion and support—is fuel for civic engagement and spiritual growth.