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Overview
Faculty
Program
Internships
Wheaton
in Chicago
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Urban Studies Goals and Objectives
Our goals
and objectives are an expression of our multi-faceted
vision for Urban Studies at Wheaton College as well as the
measuring rod by which we evaluate our contributions to the
college's education experience.
Gaining understanding and empathy
- To
provide students with an interdisciplinary framework within
which the great diversity of urban life, including its cultural,
social, economic and political institutions, can be explored.
- To
give students an understanding of the structural causes
of poverty and racial injustice.
- To
broaden students' multi-cultural perspectives by enabling
them to gain a greater awareness and empathy for the urban
experiences of people of color.
Building
a commitment to do justice and mercy
- To
help students strengthen their commitment to live out a
Christian ethic by providing for the poor and to seeking
justice and mercy in the world.
- To
provide students with an ethic of Christian servant-leadership
and a vision of ministry and the work of the church in the
city.
- To
guide students in discerning whether the Lord is calling
them into some form of urban ministry.
Providing
the opportunity to become engaged
- To
give students the opportunity to experience firsthand the
joys and sorrows of life in the city by enabling students
to live and work in the city.
- To
give students the experience of living within a faith community
in the city by providing student housing in Chicago.
- To
encourage students interested in pursuing careers working
in the city by providing them with internships related to
their disciplinary interests.
Serving
as a bridge
- To
strengthen the campus community's awareness of and commitment
to all forms of Christian engagement in the city by serving
as a bridge between the city and the Wheaton College community.
- To
make the Urban Studies Program more visible within the life
of Wheaton College while making Wheaton College more responsive
and accessible to community people in Chicago.
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