School of Health and Human Services Mission Statement:

 

Vison: The School of Health and Human Services is dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of well-being and empowerment through professional interventions with individuals, families, communities and populations with diverse backgrounds.

 

Mission: The School of Health and Human Services is a multi-disciplinary school that prepares undergraduate and graduate students for professional careers in Communication Disorders, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nursing, Public Health, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Social Work and Urban Studies. The School is committed to educating students through state-of-the-art teaching strategies that integrate and emphasize discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research, scholarship, professional practice, and community service. The professional programs within the school rely on an integrated liberal arts and sciences foundation and specialized knowledge to prepare beginning and advanced practitioners who demonstrate mastery of knowledge in their field, are able to communicate effectively, develop creative solutions to problems, are flexible and adaptable to changes in their professional field, are cognizant of local and global environmental effects on their practice and are committed to continuing their professional development.