Core Values

Excellence

Commitment to best practices in teaching and learning, scholarship and creative activity, student engagement, cultural enrichment and campus environment

Engagement

Active civil participation by students, faculty and staff in the university experience

Creativity

The pursuit of distinction through inquiry and innovation, challenging convention and focusing on solutions

Servant Leadership

Effective, ethical leadership through empowerment and service

Inclusion

Fostering and promoting a campus that embraces diverse people, ideas, views, and practices

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Sustainability

Commitment to behaviors that recognize and respect our environmental context