The Wendt Character Initiative promotes good character and lives of purpose throughout campus through specific programs and campus-wide integration.
The initiative's student-focused programs include:
- Wendt Character Scholars - scholarship students committed to Wendt programming, community service, and practicing excellent character
- Wendt Character Lectures
- Faculty character - project grants - specifically aimed at impacting and engaging students
- Character and ethics library collection
- Character Athlete Awards
- Core curriculum assignments on integrity, justice, and compassion
- Senior Seminar ethics and vocational exploration
- Character integration in the graduate programs
Through these programs, we hope to foster a community where individuals learn, grow, and serve, as we seek to create a more just and flourishing world.