Our Foundation
What James Millikin envisioned when he founded the University in 1901 was unique: the University would embrace the practical side of learning along with the literary and classical. In addition, while affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it would not be narrowly sectarian and would remain open to all. The result is one of the nation’s first small, comprehensive universities that, nearly a century later, has four colleges and schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Professional Studies, and the Tabor School of Business.
Accreditation
Millikin University has been accredited since 1914 by what is now the Higher Learning Commission. The most recent re-affirmation of that accreditation was in 2016-2017. For further information regarding this accreditation, contact the Higher Learning Commission at 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, phone (312) 263-0456.
Specialized Accreditation: In addition to being accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, various programs hold discipline-specific accreditation.
The Tabor School of Business is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
The School of Nursing: The master’s degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Millikin University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
The Millikin University and Decatur Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program is also accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 222 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, 847.655.1160.
The Athletic Training program, in the School of Exercise Science & Sport within the College of Professional Studies, is transitioning from an undergraduate accreditation to a graduate accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
Our Vision
Millikin graduates will be leaders in creating a more wise, just, equitable, and sustainable society.
Our Mission
For all who aspire to achieve, Millikin delivers on the Promise of excellence in education. Through the integration of theory and practice, we prepare students for:
- Professional success
- Democratic citizenship in a global environment
- A personal life of meaning and value
Our Values
- Intellectual and creative inquiry
- Inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility
- Dignity and respect for all persons
- Honest open dialogue and reflection
- Integrity and responsibility
- Advancement of the common good
Millikin University Statement of Mission
All University-wide learning goals directly support the Millikin University mission, commonly referred to as the three prepares: (1) professional success; (2) democratic citizenship in a global environment; and (3) a personal life of meaning and value. Students will achieve these goals through our distinctive commitment to Performance Learning or through traditional and innovative pedagogies.
Prepare One: Millikin students will prepare for professional success.
- Students will learn to assess, read deliberately, critically evaluate, reflect on, integrate, and use appropriate resources for research and practical application.
- Students will utilize qualitative and quantitative reasoning and the scientific method as tools in decision-making and creative problem solving.
- Students will develop effective and appropriate oral communication skills for diverse public contexts.
- Students will write effectively for a variety of audiences, particularly in order to contribute to existing and emerging knowledge within a professional community.
- Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of essential knowledge, principles, methods, and professional expectations in their chosen major in order to connect theory and practice within a professional environment.
Prepare Two: Millikin students will prepare for democratic citizenship in a global environment.
- Students will develop an understanding of the interrelatedness of cultures and structures in the United States and the democratic processes that enable and encourage active citizenship in communities.
- Students will develop an understanding of societies beyond the United States.
- Students will develop an understanding of an issue of global importance and its associated ethical and social justice issues and reflect on responsibilities of citizenship in a global community.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of diversity and the value of utilizing different perspectives when addressing organizational and societal issues and problems.
- Students will reflect on how their own individual contributions as citizens help shape and change communities.
Prepare Three: Millikin students will prepare for a personal life of meaning and value.
- Students will develop an understanding of themselves and the ability to reflect on and express their thoughts and feelings responsibly.
- Students will develop skills to build satisfying relationships, and to work collaboratively and creatively with diverse others to manage personal, community, and professional problems
- Students will use ethical reasoning to analyze issues that impact their personal lives as well as their local, national, and global communities.
- Students will critically engage in and/or analyze a creative, intellectual, and aesthetic process within the visual, dramatic, literary, and /or performing arts and enhance their capacity to enjoy their own and others’ creative processes and products.
- Students will use reflection to engage and examine issues that impact their personal lives as well as their local, national, and global communities in order to actively demonstrate their learning.
Performance Learning
The three hallmarks of Performance Learning
Performance Learning provides the student with opportunities to:
- Partner with faculty, staff, and fellow students to create student-driven experiences, which exist within and beyond the academic discipline.
- Engage with third-party stakeholders in a purposeful and professional manner.
- Participate in reflective processes which advance professional growth by critically examining the continuous cycle of doing/learning/becoming.
The comprehensive definition of Performance Learning
Our founder, James Millikin, conceived of a university “where the scientific, the practical, and industrial shall have a place of equal importance, side by side with the literary and classical.” We have built upon this legacy by designing an environment rich in Performance Learning where students are provided opportunities to experience real-world risks and rewards while combining theory and practice with imagination and innovation. Engaged in supportive partnerships with faculty and staff, our students practice their disciplines in the classroom and perform their disciplines through engagement with a global community of experts – scientists, artists, authors, or other committed third-party stakeholders. Millikin students learn to shape their lives, own their careers, and impact their communities. We believe the best way to learn is to do and reflect – in the classroom and beyond.
We call this innovative approach to education Performance Learning. Our commitment to provide all students in all disciplines opportunities for Performance Learning distinguishes Millikin University as a leader in higher education.
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