"We invited Penn State Brandywine students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members to share a 350-500 word essay on their personal philosophy and the core values that guide their daily life. These essays, as well as selected essays from English 015, HONORS 301H, CIVCM 211 and ENGL 030, constitute what follows: Brandywine Believes, a collection of personal essays originally published on out common read website: http://brandywine.psu.edu/Academics/brandywinebelieves.htm." -- P.2