Touching hearts and challenging minds through Christ by preparing professionals for Christian service to children, families, and communities.

By following this mission, the Cannon-Clary College of Education strives to develop principled professionals who possess the knowledge, skills, and disposition to:  

• Integrate their faith, learning, and living to serve their communities as models and mentors for moral and ethical leadership.
• Respect and recognize variance in those they serve and have knowledge and skills to accommodate those variances.
• Develop critical thinking skills within those they serve so they can make responsible choices about their learning and behavior.
• Challenge themselves to grow professionally through rigorous study, reading, reflection, and research.
• Possess superior knowledge of the discipline(s) they teach or practice as well as a general knowledge of all disciplines.
• Seek to establish collegial relationships for meaningful collaboration.
• Effectively use and apply emerging technologies in changing environments.
• Possess skills which enable them to effectively serve in a variety of settings.

All programs leading to licensure have been approved by the Arkansas Department of Education and by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).