Our Vision, mission, goals

Our Vision is to:

• advance our role as a leader in accessible graduate education world-wide
• promote excellence in graduate education
• support diversity, equity, fairness, and ethical conduct in graduate education
• create a graduate education that combines scholarship, research, and creative work
• foster a stimulating and challenging environment for faculty and students that promotes innovation

Our Mission and Goals are to:

• ensure consistency and quality across all graduate programs
• enhance the university’s ability to attract and retain outstanding students, nationally and internationally
• improve and expand graduate programs
• stimulate superior learning and research experiences
• promote timely student success

We will fulfill the above mission by:

• providing expertise, advice, and information to faculty and students in an open and supportive environment
• overseeing the design and delivery of programs
• participating in program reviews
• supporting diversity, equity, integrity, and ethical conduct in graduate education
• promoting flexibility and accessibility of graduate education
• promoting uniform standards in degree requirements and graduate student supervision
• providing educational and research opportunities that support the student in their program of study as well as assisting with their professional development.