A message from the president
Central Methodist University serves more than 3,000
students in nearly 100 communities around Missouri. Founded in 1854 as a
church-related, values-based institution, its commitment to quality,
personalized learning experiences extends to a broad range of
professional disciplines and educational partnerships. Central
Methodist’s programs include the residential undergraduate liberal arts
college experience at the Fayette campus as well as degree completion
opportunities and master’s degrees in education, clinical counseling,
and nursing for primarily adult learners. Dual credit courses for
qualified high school students are also available.
CMU believes that a complete education includes intellectual, social,
physical, and spiritual dimensions. Our programs offer numerous
opportunities for leadership, creativity, responsible risk taking,
personal development, and service. The Central Methodist experience
changes lives forever through its distinctive mission of preparing
leaders of character. Throughout our curriculum as well as co-curricular
activities there is an emphasis on making responsible life choices with
a deep concern for the common good. At CMU we believe that each person
is an individual of intrinsic worth who has an obligation and an
opportunity to make positive differences in the world. All of our
programs focus on creating a full and rewarding life for oneself as well
as for others.
We at Central Methodist University are proud of our strong academic
programs, our emphasis on character and leadership, our longstanding
liberal arts tradition, our orientation towards the future, our ongoing
and historic ties to the United Methodist Church, and the faculty,
staff, and students who make up this very special community. We wish all
students success and fulfillment as members of the Central Methodist
University family.
Marianne E. Inman
President
