Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Mission
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, a publicly assisted metropolitan institution, strives to develop enlightened members of society. It offers comprehensive programs of instruction from associate through doctoral levels; pursues a vigorous agenda of research in the arts, sciences and professions; and provides service to the community. The University pursues excellence in undergraduate education and distinction in selected areas of graduate instruction, inquiry and creative activity.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Vision
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will be a leading public research university with an unsurpassed commitment to community engagement with a great American legacy city, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. We will:
- Be an opportunity university for all types of learners
- Be known as a willing and constructive partner for business, government and the non-profit sector
- Be an institution of innovation willing to invest in unique approaches that increase opportunity for students and reduce costs
- Sponsor an array of superb academic programs relevant to the future
- Make and keep promises to our students, ourselves and this community
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Statement of Commitment
- The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
- The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
- The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ declares its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
- The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
- The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.