This culture of service is reflected in the university's mission statement. EMU's insists on linking peace and social justice – it is home to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and its mission statement refers to Micah 6:8 on doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with God. ”It’s no exaggeration to say that the graduate program in conflict transformation epitomizes the mission of EMU as a whole,” reported All-American Colleges in 2006. President emeritus Loren Swartzendruber has said: "We're a people who don't always talk a lot about our faith. But we do put it into action."