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Profile of a Verbum Dei Jesuit Graduate

As a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory high school, Verbum Dei Jesuit is committed to the excellence of our broad-based program of academics, extracurriculars and spiritual formation. While that excellence can be measured through our students’ recognition and success, we are most concerned by what happens as a result of a graduate’s education.

Our goal is to develop “men for others”, men distinguished by their competence, conscience, compassion, and commitment to God in service who will work for justice and quality of life for all.

Graduate at Graduation

Open to Growth

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is open to growth. He embodies self-confidence, responsibility for growth and desires integrity in various facets of his life and in relation to others. He accepts his strengths and weaknesses and is conscious of his feelings. He is open and reflective to various perspectives and new experiences and possesses the ability to be flexible and make value-driven decisions.

Intellectually Motivated

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is intellectually motivated. He demonstrates mastery of fundamental academic skills and discipline necessary for higher education. He is a life-long learner who critically analyzes contemporary issues and forms an opinion on them. He is a well-informed citizen; recognizing his role as a compassionate person and responsible citizen, he desires ever greater knowledge and wisdom to participate in the best interest of self, family, and community more profoundly.

Spiritual

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is spiritual. He has a sincere and deep sense of God’s presence and love in his life. He understands Catholicism and has developed an understanding of his faith in relation to Christianity, deepening his personal relationship with God through prayer, contemplation, and action. Being spiritually rooted, he makes value-driven choices and recognizes the value in healing and reconciliation with himself, others, and God. He is a “man with and for others,” recognizing the human dignity of all, and therefore is committed to understanding and responding to issues of social justice for a more humane and just world.

Loving

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is loving. He is aware that he is loved unconditionally by God, and in turn, shares this depth of love through fidelity toward friends and family, and preferentially to those most in need. He can put himself in another’s place and has faced his prejudices and stereotypes. He is enriched by sharing himself through service with and for others.

Committed to Doing Justice

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is committed to doing justice. He is aware of the injustices and prejudices that surround him both locally and globally. He recognizes the moral ambiguities and complexities of social issues. As a leader and role model, he heeds the call of the Gospel to effect change and sees service as a gift to self, as well as to the community. Understanding that some of life’s most worthwhile endeavors are neither easy nor comfortable, the graduate leaves with the knowledge and courageous confidence that he can make a difference in the world through his life.

Work Experienced

The Verbum Dei Jesuit graduate is work experienced. Through the Corporate Work Study Program, the graduate has learned the importance of being a dependable and responsible worker while displaying a positive work ethic. He accepts his strengths and areas for growth as an opportunity to develop and mature as a young professional. He is communicative and motivated about looking for opportunities to discover and demonstrate personal talent.