Mission & Identity

The goal of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities is to strengthen and promote the Catholic mission and identity of its member campuses. Among the programs and services that ACCU offers related to Catholic identity and university mission are:

• The Catholic Identity Mission Assessment (CIMA) program, a tool that helps ACCU member institutions understand how Catholic higher education adds distinct value to the student experience
• A searchable directory of Promising Practices in Catholic mission and identity
• Conferences, publications, and other services for mission officers
• A Catholic mission and identity leadership formation program for new presidents
• The annual Rome Seminar
• The Strengthening Catholic Identity brochure series
• Extensive information on how Catholic institutions are living their faith through the principles of Catholic Social Teaching

Featured Programs

Catholic Identity Mission Assessment

Read how this new ACCU project will help member institutions understand how Catholic higher education adds distinct value to the student experience

Strengthening Catholic Identity

This series of brochures — also available in a single volume — helps Catholic college and university leaders fulfill their responsibilities related to Catholic identity

Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Information about the Catholic Intellectual Tradition can assist anyone interested in the tradition that underlies our colleges and universities