By discovering and transmitting knowledge through instructional programs and libraries, the University strives to prepare and inform future generations of professionals, leaders, and citizens. By sharing its academic resources and faculty expertise in an effort to solve public problems and keep the citizens of the state abreast of new developments, the University makes a contribution to every constituency it touches. The University makes its decisions through a governance process involving all groups and constituencies on and off the campus. In its activities, the University accords the highest priority to the rights and opinions of all. As a free marketplace of ideas and a forum for bringing together the diverse cultures and views of the people of the state, nation, and world, the University recognizes no limit upon freedom of expression or opinion, but does expect people to respect the equal rights of others.
Diversity plays a central role in intellectual freedom and exchange.
Only through the willingness to consider all perspectives can the University arrive at the most appropriate and well-grounded decisions about policy, process, and procedure. At the same time, the University provides an example and experience for students to apply in civic life following graduation. The University of Montana-Missoula dedicates itself and its resources to the search for truth and new knowledge, the responsibility to disseminate knowledge, and the obligation to provide service to the people of the state, nation, and world. The University strives for excellence in all its endeavors, including creating and sharing new knowledge and serving the public, and seeks to assist the people of Montana to achieve their full cultural, professional, and personal potential. The University offers a wide array of programs from the certificate through the doctoral level.