Academic Freedom
Evangelia University guarantees academic freedom for its students, staff, and faculty within the bounds of its doctrinal commitment. Without compromising basic academic freedom, each member of the Board of Trustees, faculty, and ministerial advisors is required initially to subscribe to the following Form of Subscription:
Believing that there is but one only, the living and true God and that there are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and that these three are one and the same in substance, equal in power and glory, and with solemn awareness of accountability to Him in all that we feel, think, say and do, the undersigned engages in and subscribes to this declaration:
1. All Scripture is self-attesting and, being truth, requires the human mind wholeheartedly to subject itself in all its activities to the authority of Scripture complete as the Word of God, standing written in the sixty-six books of the Holy Bible, all therein being verbally inspired by Almighty God and therefore without error.
2.Reformed theology, as set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, as accepted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America as its standard of doctrine at its first General Assembly in 1789 is the system of doctrine taught in Scripture; and, therefore, it is to be learned, taught and proclaimed for the edification and government of Christian people, for the propagation of the faith and the evangelization of the world by the power of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3. And I do solemnly promise and engage not to inculcate, sanction, teach or insinuate anything that appears to me to contradict or contravene, either directly or implicitly, any element of that system of doctrine.
Now therefore, the undersigned in the presence of God, states and signifies that the person consents, agrees, and binds oneself to all of the foregoing without any reservation whatsoever, and that further obligates oneself immediately to notify in writing the trustees should a change of any kind take place in one’s belief and feeling not in accord with this statement. Amen.
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of Evangelia University that applicants for admission as well as all employees shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, or disability. This policy complies with the following federal statutes prohibiting such discrimination:
Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended);
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
EU is a Christian institution within the Reformed tradition. Consistent with the First Amendment and other applicable law, the university reserves the right to make decisions in hiring, personnel practices, and admissions in a manner consistent with its religious mission, doctrinal commitments, and institutional standards. At the same time, the university is committed to equal opportunity and to the fair and respectful treatment of all members of its community, in a manner consistent with its Christian identity. Students, faculty, staff, and applicants are expected to uphold standards of conduct that reflect the university’s biblical and confessional commitments.
Institutional Integrity
Evangelia University is committed to honesty, accountability, and faithful stewardship in all aspects of its academic and administrative work. Grounded in its Christian mission, the University understands integrity as an expression of its responsibility before God and in service to others. For this reason, the University seeks to present its programs, policies, and requirements clearly and accurately, and to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with its stated mission and institutional purposes.
