Mission Integration

The Center for Community Engagement and Service empowers students to grow as inspired leaders and engaged citizens seeking to build a more harmonious, just and merciful world. Through mutually beneficial partnerships that address the expressed needs of our local and global community, the center advances work on the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy in pursuit of the common good.

The Center for Spiritual Life is a community that welcomes people of all beliefs. By virtue of our Catholic heritage and the charism of the Sisters of Mercy, we seek to create a hospitable and nurturing environment that affirms and empowers our students in their search for meaning.

The McAuley Institute for Mercy Education advances the vocation of Salve through the development of interdisciplinary research, teaching and leadership initiatives that foster an ethic of dialogue, reflection and action around the tradition and critical concerns of mercy to contribute to the development of Catholic higher education in the 21st century.

Mercy leadership is celebrated in many ways across campus, including Salve’s chapter of Sigma Phi Sigma, the national mercy honor society. Established in 1951, Sigma Phi Sigma is centered around three pillars: scholarship, fidelity, and service. Students in Sigma Phi Sigma are exceptional mercy leaders on campus and in our local community.

As a mercy, Catholic institution of higher education, Salve is committed to advancing environmental stewardship and sustainability by integrating social, economic and ecological principles of sustainable development into institutional practices and policies. The University is celebrated as a Princeton Review "Green College" and has achieved a bronze rating from the Association of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Named for the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, Catherine’s Cupboard helps combat food insecurity experienced by members of the Salve community. Established in 2024 and located in the Mercy Commons, it has become an important resource, which is replenished through collections at Sunday Mass held by the Center for Spiritual Life, grants and generous donations from the community. The cupboard has also expanded beyond providing food alone, offering hygiene products, clothing and books, and acting as a listing source of resources available through community partners.