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Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

Mission (Who We Are)

The School of Education creates life-changing opportunities through education by providing transformative learning, leading innovation and discovery, engaging communities, and promoting equity and diversity.

Core Values (What Guides and Inspires Us)

Our core purpose is to create life-changing opportunities through education. Everything we do is in support of this core purpose. Four Areas of Distinction guide our progress towards fulfilling our core purpose. We believe they represent critical principles for the future success of our graduates, and we are proud of our regional and national recognition as leaders across these areas.

Areas of Distinction:

We provide a transformative educational experience rich in real-world learning opportunities.
We lead innovation and research and bridge discovery with teaching and practice to address our most pressing social needs.
We promote a just society through valuing diversity and fostering educational and social equity.
We actively sustain an engaged and collaborative community of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and partners to act as agents of real-world change.

Strategic Plan

The strategic plan for the School of Education is currently running on a plan cycle of 2017-2022. A full version of this plan can be viewed here.