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affordable.</p></blockquote></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="mission">Our Mission</h3> <p>The mission of Signum University is to offer dynamic online educational programs with exceptional live teaching while eschewing debt-accruing educational practices, generously supporting our workers, and fostering a globally accessible intellectual community.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="values">Core Values</h3> <p>Signum鈥檚 mission is accomplished through the application of the university鈥檚 core values.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Education is interactive and informative</h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p>Signum University 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The University鈥檚 virtual campus is designed to make that community a reality, delivering both the relational and academic components of a true liberal arts education.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Online education is valuable</h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p>Signum University embraces the flexibility and richness of online education. Its learning environment incorporates both traditional and state-of-the-art educational models to provide a dynamic platform that is accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The University continuously invests in this campus to develop Signum鈥檚 innovative academic opportunities.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Excellent education is affordable</h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p>Signum University offers <a href="https://signumuniversity.org/admissions/finances/">affordable education</a>. It believes everyone who desires to learn should afford to invest in their education. 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As part of this vision, the University teaches students how to interact with academics, personalize their curricula, and communicate meaningfully with peers and colleagues, all with the goal of contributing to their fields of research now and in the future.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><a href="https://signumuniversity.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/02/eeoc.pdf"><em>* Notice of Equal Opportunity</em></a></p> <p>Diversity is a strength, particularly in academic fields. Our diversity should give us the perspective we need to challenge established ways of thought and to strengthen or change modes of behavior. Without diversity in our academic institutions, much of this valuable perspective would be lost. 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