Since joining Xavier as President, I have been inspired by our identity, unique as the only Black, Catholic institution among all American colleges and universities. Our rich heritage as historically Black and our Catholic mission to promote a just and humane society, these define our history and also our future and purpose.

I am committed to our founding mission and honoring our African American tradition and Catholic values; and for this reason to sustaining our academic rigor, standards of excellence and outcomes, and to promoting an inclusive learning community for all Xavierites. 

Shared Values of Xavier's Mission

Xavier University of Louisiana will be celebrated for the quality of its educational experience, where students learn at the highest level in order to be of service, wherever they are called. Grounded in the history and experience of descendants of slaves, Xavier will educate its students and contribute to scholarship and knowledge so as to achieve a just and equitable society. This is realized primarily by formation of talented women and men in an inclusive educational environment, with the highest expectation and dedicated staff and faculty.

Thus, the university will innovate in it academic programs, campus culture, partnerships and engagements, both local and afar. To continue our march to tomorrow, aware of our yesterdays, we embrace the following strategic principles: 

Strategic Principles

• Sustain our mission and honor our African American tradition and Catholic values
• Maintain academic rigor, standards of excellence, and outcomes
• Promote an inclusive learning community, welcoming to all
• Elevate Xavier’s reputation and recognition
• Contribute to equity and societal resilience in our region, especially by advancing high quality pre-collegiate education for all. 
• Balance enrollment to increase non-STEM and health majors
• Build programmatic breadth
• Sustain and support environment of research and inquiry that addresses matters of import to the larger society as Church and to the African diaspora
• Grow enrollment by attracting more adult learners especially through graduate programs