MISSION

teacher teaching a class The University's mission is to enhance its position as the preeminent comprehensive metropolitan public university of the state of Connecticut. As a learning community grounded in the values of liberal education, the University is committed to students distinguished by their intellectual competencies, their skills for flexible adaptation to global change, and by their habits of cultural enrichment for life-long inquiry. As the lead institution of advanced study in the CSU system, SCSU is committed to the professional preparations of graduate learners for success in their careers and in service to their communities. As an academic environment, the University is committed to innovative teaching strategies and to scholarship and creative activity that produces knowledge, refreshes faculty expertise and amplifies teaching effectiveness.

To fulfill this mission:

The University builds on the strengths and values of current programs and services. The University will continue to respond to the evolution of society by enhancing current programs and developing additional ones to meet the changing needs of the state, the nation, and the world.
The University embraces its responsibility to design a culture of competencies in which undergraduate learners demonstrate ability to investigate, question, appreciate, communicate, collaborate, evaluate, and adapt to change. The University encourages learners to value responsible citizenship, sensitivity toward others, historical and cultural diversity, and awareness of the global environment. Undergraduates master both a well-defined general education curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences and a coherent major field of study.
The University presents programs of advanced study that offer advanced learners state-of-the-art professional preparation and quality learning experiences. The University regards career preparation and placement of graduates as one of its greatest strengths and highest priorities. Learners meet the most rigorous expectations of their chosen professions, so that they may better serve Connecticut's schools, businesses, and health and human services.
The University continues to serve Connecticut's diverse communities. The University will improve collaboration with the social, economic, educational, cultural, and community institutions that comprise its region. The University will expand its range of accessible cultural and social programs responsive to community interests.
The University continues vigorously to foster teaching excellence and the most progressive teaching strategies. The University seeks to match attention to the latest information and learning technologies with traditional methods of classroom and non-classroom learning. Southern Connecticut State University generates knowledge and advances its transmission to the academic community through the scholarship and creativity of the faculty. The University encourages all those who work and study at Southern Connecticut State University to pursue engagement in their disciplines, and to keep current with the information and skills required by all academic fields, occupations, and professions.
The University commits itself to strive for continuous quality improvement in all its efforts. The University continually will verify the effectiveness of the mission and its accompanying agenda through systematic self-evaluation and assessment of outcomes.