Sacredness of Creation
We reverence each person and all of creation and the diversity they embody.

Discovery/Quest
We espouse critical thinking, research, contemplation, and action as essential to the learning process and significant in our search for God.

Intellectual Integrity
We speak the truth gleaned from our intellectual pursuits.

Leadership
We prepare leaders who influence societal, organizational, and family life for the betterment of all creation.

Hospitality
We honor the legacy of Catherine McAuley by being a student-centered, welcoming, and nurturing community of learners.

Service
We engage in service to others with competence and compassion.

Student Progress
We educate, challenge, and expect all students to uncover, expand, and realize their potential.

We promote and affirm their progress in understanding and practicing each of these core values as witnessed by all members of the Carlow community.
The result of this combination of Catholic intellectual and Mercy traditions
is a women-centered culture that is animated by respect for the potential of
each person—student, staff, and faculty—as lifelong learner and a competent
and compassionate leader in service to the community.