5 Core Values
““We have developed a culture based on the most fundamental Jesuit ideals and core values, translated into the highest aspirational goals of intercollegiate athletic participation, which can be monitored and measured for predictability and success.”
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1. MAGIS
EXCELLENCE WITH INTEGRITY
Magis embodies quality, continuous improvement and what is often described as "a restless discontent" with mediocrity and the status quo. In other words, if you're satisfied with good enough, if you're happy to show up and be mediocre, you're simply not aspiring to or modeling magis. It strives for the perfect balance - optimal performance - not too much, not too little. Pushing for limits, getting out of the comfort zone without slipping over into burnout, injury or stress and pushing for excellence without being plagued by perfectionism is how one might achieve optimal performance. Magis is going above and beyond in a way that is balanced. In short, Magis is "excellence with integrity."
“Once you achieve one goal, the idea is to raise the bar for the next. What sets us apart from the competition is how willing we are to work for our goals and go after our dreams. So, go the extra mile, study a little longer, run a little faster, and never get complacent. ”
2. CURA PERSONALIS
TOUGH LOVE AND TOTAL CARE OF EACH PERSON IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT
Cura Personalis is the care of the individual person with an interest in and an advocacy for their unique potential. So we aspire for excellence with integrity (Magis), whole-person development, continuous improvement; BUT, we do so within a philosophical approach that is rooted in love and care for the person - "tough love." An athletic program dedicated to the Jesuit, Ignatian mission and vision must deliver excellence with integrity, Magis; which must be done through tough love, Cura Personalis.
“When our wins don’t add up, when the skies darken, when the losses often make our fingers point at our unsuspecting friend and teammate or coach, it is truly time to grapple with tough love and stand by each other in solidarity. Tough love is tough indeed, but it can, and will, make a difference when we truly care for each other.”
3. MEN AND WOMEN FOR OTHERS
LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND LOVE OF NEIGHBOR - EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME
Men and Women for Others offers a vision that is different from what many athletes today have grown with, one that would play out in very practical day-to-day, moment-to-moment ways. Some of the core values of Men and Women for Others are:
- Welcome, serve and lead new members of the Le Moyne
College Athletics family
- Teach and practice core leadership practices
- Support each other in times of desolation and hardships
- Care for the least among us
- Provide powerful social justice and social action education
and experiences
The simplest translation for Men and Women for Others is: leadership, service, and love for others - everywhere, all the time.
“Imagine the change that would take place if we actually looked at a poor beggar in the face and acknowledged the person as a human being. Or if we did not turn away from the sight of a homeless person but reached out a caring hand. We are called to be a family in which no one is rejected. Think what the world would be like if we, indeed, succeeded in establishing this family. We would truly be men and women for and with others. ”
4. FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS
SPIRITUAL BEINGS WHO SEEK AND EMBRACE THE SACRED
Our goal for a deep exploration of our Ignatian roots is to courageously grapple with the foundations of mission and to see if contained therein might be some unique, differentiating, empowering force for achieving our goals. Therefore, we must continue to push beyond the familiar, the comfortable and the obvious to see what lies beyond what everybody else might know and do in athletics today. To find God in all things, we must seek and embrace the sacred.
“Do not let avoidance become a constant. Orient yourself toward the challenge, toward reality and develop a greater confidence for future confrontation. Also, reflect on your experience. In some instances we fail and we need to understand our mistakes. In other instances we may find success, so acknowledge what pushed you forward. Lastly, embrace your challenges as they are while practicing gratitude. It is too easy to count our troubles rather than our blessings, so acknowledge this and change your perspective. Challenge yourself.”
5. SOCIAL JUSTICE
TRANSFORMATIONAL LOVE AND A COMMITMENT TO BE THE CHANGE
Transformation in love clearly requires both personal and collective responsibility. These requirements have day-to-day implications for how we conduct our lives as members of the Le Moyne College Athletics Department and as we try to serve our colleagues and our community. By practicing and teaching Social Justice, our goal is that most, if not all, of the student-athletes go out from Le Moyne transformed in love, capable and committed to being the change needed anywhere they are called to be, and thereby transforming the world. Simpy put, be the change - on your team, in this department, in this community and in the world.
“So dare to be great, and push through those barriers that frighten you most. Push those around you through their own barriers as well. Be the force that helps facilitate the change you wish to see in your sport, work, or family. Be the catalyst for change and watch it catch on. Even if you inspire just one person, that same person might inspire another. ”
Learn more about how our core values are incorporated into four annual themes: