McMaster School for Advancing HumanityThe McMaster School for Advancing Humanity was founded to serve as a focal point for teaching, service, scholarship, and action to improve the human condition worldwide.

THE MISSION OF THE MCMASTER SCHOOL

  • to educate students for responsible citizenship;
  • to produce committed global citizens and leaders who understand the importance of individual liberties in improving the human condition worldwide; and
  • to encourage graduates to take an active role in addressing these issues in whatever professions they may choose.

THE GOALS OF THE MCMASTER SCHOOL

  • to critically examine the root causes of human suffering through community-based research that addresses systemic factors that impede human progress;
  • to give students the knowledge and capacities to be active world citizens and to view themselves as members of the world community;
  • to contribute actively through sponsored scholarship and service to the improvement of the human condition worldwide;
  • to exchange, create, and disseminate knowledge about successful models of active citizenship and public service; and
  • to create at Defiance College one of the nation's premier undergraduate educational programs with a focus on scholarship and service, with a special emphasis on developing an innovative approach to teaching.

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STAFF:

Jeremy Taylor, Ph.D.
Dean, McMaster School & Institute for Career Readiness and Lifelong Learning
419-783-2305
jtaylor@defiance.edu

Nicole Hoffman
Director of Service Leadership & Study Abroad
419-783-2552
nhoffman@defiance.edu

QUESTIONS?

McMaster School for Advancing Humanity
Location: Pilgrim Library 101
419-783-2553
mcmasterschool@defiance.edu