Academic Affairs is a community of educators that supports the University’s mission by
enrolling, teaching, retaining, graduating, and inspiring diverse lifelong learners
prepared to contribute to the common good.
Commitment Statements
We are committed to:
Developing and sustaining an accessible academic environment and support services
that ensure student learning, integrity, and success.
Recruiting, enrolling and retaining a diverse undergraduate and graduate population
from the Commonwealth as well as regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Building and sustaining an extensive array of high-quality academic programs grounded
firmly in the liberal arts tradition that equip students with the necessary tools
and competencies to succeed personally and professionally.
Providing increased access to resources, technology, and facilities in support of
teaching and learning excellence.
Facilitating the generation of knowledge by embedding and enhancing research, creative
activity, and civic engagement in the teaching and learning process.
Recruiting and retaining a diverse community of educators comprised of faculty teacher-scholars
and academic staff, as well as fostering their professional development and success
within a trusting team environment.
Guiding Principles
As a community of educators, we hold these guiding principles as paramount to carrying
out our mission:
Fostering student, team, and university success.
Contributing to and ensuring an environment of trust, collaboration, equity-mindedness,
compassion, grace, and honesty as outlined in our Trusting Team Statement .
Employing rigorous and systematic institutional planning and assessment to ensure
continuous improvement.
Providing honesty and transparency in communication and policies.
Upholding our strong commitment to shared governance.
