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Mission Statements
The School of Education Conceptual Framework is aligned with the mission
statements of Southern Connecticut State University and the School of
Education.
Southern Connecticut State
University Mission Statement
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 preparation 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 will build 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 to others, historical and cultural diversity,
and awareness of the global environment. Undergraduates master both
a well-defined general education curriculum ion 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 will continue its service to 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 will continue vigorously to foster teaching excellence
and the most progressive teaching strategies. The University seeks
to match attention to the latest learning and information 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 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.
School of Education Mission
Statement
The School of Education is a professional school whose mission is to
advance the science and art of teaching and learning. The school is
responsible for preparing teachers to work with individuals from birth
to adulthood. The school strives to maintain a high standard of excellence
in its programs, and seeks to develop graduates committed to lifelong
learning, intellectual honesty, personal integrity, and respect for
the rights and freedoms of others.
The school is committed to fulfilling the following major functions:
(1) maintaining quality, state-of-the-art undergraduate and graduate
professional preparation opportunities for teachers, administrators,
counselors, school service personnel, and others in education related
positions; (2) providing programs and services that enable inservice
professionals to acquire additional preparation necessary for continuous
professional growth and/or changing career objectives;
(3) collaborating with school personnel, educational agencies, professional
groups and others interested in the improvement of educational opportunities;
and (4) promoting and conducting research directed toward improving
the theory and practice of teaching.
The guiding principles of practice of the School of Education at Southern
Connecticut State University are based upon a fundamental concept that
individuals can influence both their future and the future of society
through a lifelong commitment to learning. The freedom to survive and
to make choices about one’s position in life are dependent on
the ability to adapt to changing conditions without losing the essence
of self. This includes a belief that no matter what position in life
one currently occupies, it is possible to improve or find greater self-fulfillment
if one desires to do so. |
