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Notre Dame University CORE VALUES

Our Core Values are:

the principles, tenets, norms, beliefs that drive our institution- Notre Dame University.
the values which are important to the life of our institution;
the character, “personality” of Notre Dame University.
the values which direct, govern, sustain and nurture the life of Notre Dame University;
the values which guide Notre Dame University in better and bad times; in times of success and failures; in times of crisis; and in times of joy.
the values which characterize Notre Dame University– they reveal who we are as organization, or as an institution.

Fundamental in articulating and understanding NDU Core Values is the life and mission of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Philippines.

The CORE VALUES are FAITH, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, EXCELLENCE and SERVICE.

The following are the elements of our core values:
Faith God-centered God fearing Prayerful Piety	Religious / Religion Catholicism Hope Loyalty and fidelity
Integrity Honesty / sincerity Truthfulness / Truth Trustworthiness Uncompromising / Principled Transparency Accountability Dignity Punctuality	Magpakatotoo Authenticity Courage Discipline Harmony with people Holism Moral Good personality
Respect Appreciation for others Value of the dignity of one’s person Understanding Equality between races, status, beliefs Gender fairness Unity / solidarity / cultural solidarity Respect for cultural diversity Capacity to celebrate everyone’s success Sense of community Fairness Justice Humane treatment Equity Friendliness Genuine relationship Pluralistic ideology Confidentiality Neatness	Consideration Pro-people / people centered Good inter-intra personal relationship Love / Love of God and fellowmen Compassion especially for the needy Care Passion Patience / perseverance Forgiving Patriotism / Nationalism Gratitude Nationalism Loving personal relationship Family spirit Peace Dialogue Harmony with nature, people, God Inner peace Freedom
Excellence Academic excellence / Commitment to excellence Quality education Academic competence Globally competitiveness Willingness to produce quality output Excellence through commitment, integrity, discipline Professionalism Business knowledge / knowledge of one’s job Efficiency	Critical thinking Wisdom Determination Diligence Creativity Research orientedness Student-centered / Student-friendly Relevant, appropriate education Readiness to change Financial stability Market driven
Service selfless service willingness to serve dedication service-centered / service-orientedness / good service love for ministry of teaching and service commitment cooperation / collaboration value-driven resiliency pragmatism realistic	simplicity empowerment / development humility Inspiring obedience / acceptance to the nature of work responsibility industry / hardwork community-centered participative student-centered / student-friendly resourcefulness joy / enthusiasm in serving

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