Mission
The College of Arts and Letters empowers students to become reflective lifelong learners who can address today's social, cultural, and political challenges through inclusive awareness, creative thinking, problem solving, communication, and responsive leadership.
Vision
To be a champion for liberal arts education, empowered locally and engaged globally.
Values
Stewardship: The College of Arts and Letters is committed to the responsible, ethical, equitable, and transparent use of our time and our financial, scholastic, environmental, and human resources.
Collaboration: The College of Arts and Letters embraces the power and benefits of working together to achieve results and recognizes that only through collaborative governance and shared decision-making among leadership, faculty, and staff will it realize its full potential.
Faculty and Staff Development: The College of Arts and Letters invests in our employees’ wellbeing and life-long learning. The College prioritizes professional development and cultivates work environments in which faculty and staff flourish both professionally and personally.
Equity: The College of Arts and Letters commits to maintaining a fair and just environment where all are welcome, respected, and able to contribute to the academic experience.
Integrity: The College of Arts and Letters holds its leadership, its faculty, and its staff to the highest standards of honesty, ethical behavior, and mutual respect and to full accountability in decision making.
Shared Governance: The College of Arts and Letters upholds its commitment to shared governance through inclusive participation in planning and decision-making and meaningful accountability that fosters a climate of mutual trust.
Academic Excellence: The College of Arts and Letters promotes high standards in teaching and research, upholds academic freedom and academic integrity for faculty and students, and challenges students to think and create in original and complex ways.
Full Strategic Plan
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