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1. Courage:  (Stepping Up)

Accepting Risk—Courage is a willingness to take action despite fear.

2. Commitment: (Stepping In) 

Embracing Values—Process of exploring communities, examining their values and goals, and choosing among them.

 

3. Confidence: (Stepping Out)

Seizing Opportunities—Identify and pursue specific opportunities for change, to plan and implement specific actions.

 

4. Competence: (Stepping Back)

Developing Insight—Effectiveness enhanced by reflection and synthesis; in other words, we believe that such contemplation is the primary pathway by which leaders improve.

 

Columbia College, a women's college related to the United Methodist Church, educates students in the liberal arts tradition. The College provides educational opportunities that develop students' capacity for critical thought and expression, life-long learning, acceptance of personal responsibility, and commitment to service and social justice. In furtherance of its mission, the College is responsive to the needs of students, the communities to which it belongs, and the greater global society.

Columbia College encompasses the Women's College established in 1854 and the Evening College and Graduate School serving women and men. Columbia College is noted for faculty who foster academic excellence through collaborative teaching and learning; a vital learning community in which character, ethics, and values are cultivated; the study of leadership enhanced by opportunities for practical application; programs that capitalize on advances in technology; and learning environments that extend beyond the classroom.