The American University of Armenia endeavors to provide an environment based on mutual respect, shared governance, a collaborative spirit, openness to new ideas, and a shared commitment to excellence in education, research, and outreach. We aspire to integrity, accountability, responsibility, transparency, sustainability, and community in all of our endeavors. We are committed to the idea that an AUA education should be accessible to students based on merit, regardless of their financial situation. We strive to be responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us by our donors in order to help them achieve their philanthropic goals. Above all, we place great value in a liberal arts education, a life of thoughtful scholarship, and the creation of an environment that exposes students to a breadth and depth of ideas from historical and contemporary perspectives, for the development of knowledge and betterment of society.