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Mission Statement
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, founded in 1898, is a third level Catholic College
of Education and the Liberal Arts.
The College community promotes excellence in teaching, learning and research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It seeks to foster the intellectual, spiritual, personal and professional development
of students within a supportive and challenging environment that guarantees the intellectual freedom of staff and students.
In particular, the College seeks to foster
in its students a spirit of justice and compassion in the service of others, together with an openness to the religious tradition and values of each individual.
The College promotes a sense of identity enriched by an awareness of its Catholic tradition, the cultures, languages and traditions of Ireland, and its special commitment to the Irish language.
Mary Immaculate College respects cultural diversity. It strives to promote equity in society and to provide an environment where all have freedom and opportunity
to achieve their full potential.
Ráiteas Misin
Is Coláiste Caitliceach tríú leibhéal Oideachais agus Saorealaíon é Coláiste Mhuire Gan
Smál, Luimneach, a bunaíodh in 1898. Cuireann pobal an Choláiste ardchaighdeán feabhais chun cinn ó thaobh múinteoireachta, foghlama agus taighde ag an leibhéal céime agus iarchéime. Déantar iarracht forbairt intleachtúil, spioradálta, phearsanta agus ghairmiúil na mac léinn a chothú laistigh de thimpeallacht chabhrach agus dúshlánach
a chuireann saoirse intleachtúil na foirne
agus na mac léinn chun tosaigh.
Tá sé mar aidhm ag an gColáiste, go háirithe, cothrom na féinne agus ómós a chothú
ina chuid mac léinn, agus iad ag freastal ar dhaoine eile, chomh maith le bheith oscailte
do na traidisiúin agus do na luachanna reiligiúnacha a bhíonn ag gach duine aonair. Cuireann an Coláiste féinaithne chun cinn
a bhfuil traidisiún Caitliceach an Choláiste
mar chuid shaibhir di, chomh maith le cultúr, teangacha agus traidisiúin na hÉireann agus tiomantas speisialta an Choláiste don Ghaeilge. Tá omós ag Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál d’éagsúlacht cultúir. Oibríonn an Coláiste
chun cothromaíocht a chur chun cinn sa tsochaí agus chun timpeallacht a chur ar fáil ina mbeidh an tsaoirse agus an deis ag gach duine a gcumas iomlán a bhaint amach.
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