The English program at Lindenwood University empowers students to become:

• Critical thinkers?with intellectual resources to test the validity of ideas
• Writers?who can adapt their knowledge to a variety of writing tasks
• Skilled communicators
• Researchers?skilled at using non-traditional and traditional research tools
• Literate individuals?who understand and appreciate both their own and other cultures
• Creative thinkers?who develop their own artistic abilities while appreciating the creative expression of others