At the undergraduate level, students are prepared to understand basic theory and research in their field. At the graduate level, students are prepared to critique competing theories and to participate in research. Research is central to the role of University faculty members. Within the College, scholarly productivity appropriately addresses the development and critique of theory and research into testable and tested models of practice. Scholarly products are shared with other academicians and researchers and also with practitioners.
Service is vital to the faculty and students.
For the faculty, service provides opportunities for connections with practice, with practitioners and with the community. For students, service provides an entry experience into a field of practice and an early testimony to a lifelong commitment to helping others, regardless of one's professional affiliation. All rights reserved.