University Mission Statement:

 

The mission of SCSU 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, SCSU 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 for advanced study in the CSU system, SCSU is committed to the professional preparation of graduate learners for success in their careers and in service to their communities, including applied doctoral degree programs consistent with its historical mission.  As an academic environment, SCSU is committed to innovative teaching strategies and to scholarship and creative activity that produce knowledge, refreshes faculty expertise and amplifies teaching effectiveness.                                                                       

(School of Graduate Studies 2005-2006 Catalog)