Mission, Core Values and Vision Statement

Draft February 6, 2004

Mission

We are a diverse scholarly community improving lives through teaching, research, and service.

Core Values

Arkansas State University holds the following values central to the success of our students and to the University’s success as a whole:

• Student-Centered Focus: We are a student-centered institution committed to educating and serving students in order to meet their changing needs. We believe in fostering lifelong learning, civic and social responsibilities, leadership, and personal and career growth.

• Excellence: In our pursuit of excellence, we take pride in the quality of our students and personnel, alumni, academic programs and instruction, student services and activities, research and scholarly activities, and academic and support services.

• Diversity: We value diversity in all of its dimensions, realizing that mutual respect for individuality is vital for both student and institutional success.

• Service: Service is encouraged and recognized at all levels of the University. We encourage everyone at Arkansas State University to contribute in meaningful ways to the greater good of the University, the state of Arkansas, and the world.

• Integrity: We value and hold forth high standards of character and integrity as the foundations upon which the University is built.

Vision

We will be internationally known as a center for research in strategic areas and as an academic community whose excellence in teaching fosters a lifelong intellectual engagement of its members, a respect for individual and cultural diversity, and a commitment to responsible global citizenship.