2.6.01 Vision Oregon State University is on the path to become a truly great university. We have created a vision that calls for us to achieve excellence in all that we do - with particular emphasis on excellence in our teaching, scholarship, and service activities. Our University will be great because we create a context in which all our members can aspire to and pursue individual and collective greatness. Greatness encompasses the opportunity to achieve one s full intellectual potential, reveal one s true humanity, contribute based on one s ability, grow in ways that expand one s possibilities, and enhance one s relationships and appreciation of the complexity of the human experience. To achieve the level of success that we seek requires us to acknowledge the significance of diversity and place diversity at the core of OSU s institutional identity.
Diversity is a core attribute of our educational mission.
We envision our university as a dynamic, stimulating, multicultural learning community, one that both challenges all its members to grow, and provides support and encouragement to do so. We believe that strong and unambiguous support for Cultural Centers and cultural communities is an essential component of our commitment to greatness. Charter Commitment Cultural Centers attract and retain students and faculty as micro-communities within the larger community. They serve as a refuge to celebrate and to mourn, to find support and challenges, to facilitate and share a broad understanding of all aspects of a diverse range of cultures. As such, we commit that Cultural Centers will be a part of Oregon State University, not in lieu of the larger community, but as an enrichment to it.