But it is true, and everything else turns on it. Each of us is called to love our neighbors as ourselves, and at TLU, most of our nearby neighbors are undergraduate students. Mother Teresa remarked, Our work brings people face to face with love. To us what matters is an individual. To get to love the person we must come in close contact.
Close range is required for great effectiveness in teaching and mentoring young people.
Distance is a metaphor for indifference or worse. At TLU, our students are never distant from our thoughts or prayers. We want to keep it that way. Alumni, parents, staff members, retirees and friends of TLU know that this lack of distance makes a difference. It enables faculty members and staff to make a difference in students' lives.