VISION

We aspire to be the best public regional university in the South.

MISSION STATEMENT

As a community of lifelong learners, we will:

• Educate students for success in a global environment;
• Engage in scholarship;
• Promote diversity of people and ideas;
• Foster innovation, collaboration and creative thinking; and
• Serve our communities to improve the quality of life.

CORE VALUES

We strive to exemplify these core values in all that we do:

• PEOPLE come first and are treated with dignity and respect;
• LIFELONG LEARNING, SCHOLARSHIP and SERVICE;
• DIVERSITY and INCLUSION of people and thought;
• EXCELLENCE, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, and TRUST.