• To instill in the student an appreciation for history as a discipline which enlarges and enriches the life of the individual by placing the individual's life into perspective with the record of mankind.
• To develop in the student that capacity for historical insight which enables him/her to better judge people and events of his/her own time, and more readily comprehend the trends of the future.
• To familiarize the student with the readily available fund of historical knowledge without which no cultivated mind is complete.
• To acquaint the student with material and activities available through the Internet, including the use of the World Wide Web.