Mission

• The mission of the OBBSEPS is to nurture, develop and challenge students, faculty, and staff academically, professionally, personally, and spiritually by providing the highest quality Christian learning environment to promote leaders who will positively influence and shape society.

Vision

• The vision of the OBBSEPS is to be the most prestigious school of education and professional studies in the United States, serving as the premier institution for intellectual and spiritual development through the dissemination
  of knowledge and ideas that will positively impact local, national, and global communities.

Values

• The Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies seeks to demonstrate
  the following values:

Professionalism:

Respect
We will treat all with respect and fairness, contributing toward greater understanding of our interdependence.

Faith
We value our Christian heritage and bring it to bear in our daily actions, and we humbly strive to be faithful to and consistent with these principles

Honesty
We will promote honesty and integrity to all associated with this school.

Collegiality
We create a supportive, caring and empathetic atmosphere, cooperating fully to maximize one another’s knowledge, skills, and experience in a ceaseless pursuit of excellence.

Education:

Scholarship
We promote intellectual rigor, thoughtful consideration, thorough preparation, depth, effort, and personal responsibility.

Distinctiveness
We will maintain Samford’s approach to quality education, cognizant of the University’s mission to develop the mind, the body, and the spirit.

Service
We commit ourselves and our talents to serve God and humankind. We will be examples of generosity--of spirit and caring—and good stewards of our resources.

Learning
We will demonstrate that learning never ends, through our commitment to continual renewal and improvement.