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KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY'S MISSION STATEMENT
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, a member of the State System of Higher Education, is actively dedicated to excellence in learning and to the success of its diverse community of students. The University prepares its students to meet lifelong intellectual, ethical, social, and career challenges and responsibilities by providing quality programs that engage them in critical, analytical, and aesthetic inquiry. Further, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is committed to continuous improvement, partnerships, and collaborations that encourage the development of citizens who contribute to a global society.
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY'S GOALS
Learning and Success of Students
Prepare Kutztown University students to meet lifelong intellectual, ethical, social, and career challenges and responsibilities.
Scholarship
Develop, interpret, evaluate, apply, and disseminate knowledge to and on behalf of the Kutztown University community and society.
Collaboration
Collaboration with public and private agencies, institutions, organizations, and businesses on behalf of the Kutztown University community and society.
Globalization
Prepare Kutztown University students to respect and celebrate human diversity as they develop inclusive and international
perspectives.
Technology
Prepare Kutztown University students to use technologies to enhance their learning and knowledge.
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY'S CORE VALUES
(Adopted at the Strategic Visioning Conference in 2000)
A community of students, faculty, and staff, Kutztown University of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is committed to these four core values which are the foundation for all strategic goals:
We Believe that the Student and His/Her Development Must Be the Primary Focus of Our Work
- Enhanced Knowledge of the Human Condition: The University must provide students, faculty and staff opportunities to increase their appreciation and knowledge of the human condition, respect for individual and cultural differences, social justice, academic integrity, and democratic process.
- Equal Access Institution: The University must promote and embrace the diverse needs of society by ensuring equal access to programs, services, and intellectual offerings without regard to race, gender, creed, age, national origin, sexual orientation or physical disability.
- Collaborative and Integrative Learning and Teaching: Using new, innovative and collaborative pedagogical approaches, the University must promote student learning, both in and out of the classroom, and provide students opportunities to develop and practice critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- A Dynamic, Technologically Advanced Environment: The University must be a dynamic academic environment devoted to
programs, services, and academic offerings which emphasize investigation and information management through technologically advanced skills of locating, evaluating, organizing, using and presenting information.
We Believe that We Must Maintain a Sense of Community
- A Just and Caring Community: The University must be a just and caring community where dignity, and respect for all individuals without regard for race, gender, religion, age, and national origins, disability or sexual orientation is affirmed and supported and where equality of opportunity is vigorously pursued.
- The Principles of Civility - The University community must appreciate, respect, and embrace the principles of honesty, integrity, and civility, and it must demonstrate such values in all of its actions.
- Character Development and Values Education: The University must be committed to immerse students in the process of values education; character development must be central to our work and must be embodied in the social and intellectual dimensions of campus life.
We Believe that We Must Influence the Quality of Our Community
- Shared Governance: The University must respect, promote, and practice shared governance among faculty, staff and students in all aspects of the decision-making process.
- Free Exchange of Ideas and Beliefs: The University must provide a quality of campus life which will encourage the growth of self-esteem, respect for the beliefs of others and the open exchange of ideas.
- Community Collaboration and Service: As a member of the State System of Higher Education, the University must actively engage in serving the community, whether local, regional, state national or global, in creative and collaborative ways to meet emerging social needs.
We Believe that We Must Have the Opportunity to Strive for Excellence
- A Community of Inquiring Scholars: The University must be a community of scholars engaged in diverse learning styles and academic inquiry, both in and out of the classroom; and we must foster an environment of positive interaction and continuous improvement that maximizes the professional, intellectual, social, and professional development of all participants.