Disney University begins each year the same way it always has: dedicated to the highest ideals of leadership and excellence.

 

In the early years, few could have dreamed that someday the best students in the world would come to the Disney University campus to seek their futures.

 

Over the years, generations of legends have walked through the Quad. Today, Disney University continues a tradition of academic excellence, ground-breaking research, development of the next generation of leadership, and the relentless pursuit of human potential.

 

While we have built a campus known for its diversity, academic disciplines and excellence, DU is also an institution that lives by its intellectual curiosity, as we foster a willingness to challenge what is blindly accepted, and seek what is quantitatively true. We are a unique group of educators and students who, by the rigors of exhaustive focus and effort, demand more from ourselves.

 

Because excellence is a word that is not awarded by inclusion into this fabled institution, it's a word that must be earned, protected, and treasured.

 

At DU we also dedicate ourselves to ethical and responsible uses of financial, physical, and environmental resources. We continually remind ourselves to care for the fragile tapestry of our environment and to temper our needs for power with our desire to make our world a more sustainable place for all our future generations.

 

We are a place where learning is fluid and ever-changing, where the river of knowledge pushes us in unconventional and unexpected directions. Yet, we also remain anchored by the years of traditions that have proved essential in developing our academic foundations.

 

I am proud to belong to an academic community that continually pushes its students towards excellence, a community that is not content to rest on its past accomplishments but is ever looking forward to a future of new designs and possibilities.

 

 

Sincerely,

Headmaster Walt Disney.