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Physics Department Mission Statement

Our mission is to generate opportunities for optimized learning of physics concepts and applications at all educational levels in an environment that promotes interdisciplinary interactions. We offer high quality learning experiences that include a variety of courses appropriate for a diverse student body. Each student is supported and challenged to excel within their chosen discipline, but also as members of a community of life-long learners. Faculty are role models for creativity and scholarship in areas within and beyond physics as they advise and mentor the students served by the department. We keep our laboratories equipped with research-capable resources to provide scholarly opportunities to both faculty and students, and we serve as a resource for the campus and the state of Connecticut in physics and educational research.