Graduate students are able to explore a focused range of subjects in traditional, interdisciplinary and professional disciplines. Diversity of ideas is nurtured and valued. Academic freedom is viewed as integral to the free flow of ideas. The University's role as a link between the state and the rest of the global community is emphasized. Service functions are extensions of the learning-community concept.
Service enhances the learning experience of students and the intellectual growth of faculty.
It also expands the University community, sharing our intellectual resources with others and inviting them to join us in the learning experience. The University is responsive to the changing composition of its community. As the numbers of non-traditional students increase, the University will address their needs by providing excellent teaching and an adequate number of classes at appropriate times, some of which may utilize distance learning techniques. The University welcomes technological change and explores the opportunities that it presents for increased quality and productivit y in scholarship, teaching, outreach and administration. Accountability is critical at each level of University functioning.