Our Values: 

• Academic excellence and integrity.
• Outstanding teaching and service.
• Scholarly research and professional leadership.
• Integration of teaching, research and service.
• Individual and collective excellence.
• Diversity, equity and social justice
• Education of individuals across the life span
• Collegiality and collaboration

Our Beliefs:

• A literate and educated citizenry is vital to a democratic society..
• All people are entitled to a high-quality education, grounded in sensitivity to individual dignity, professional integrity and a positive and nurturing environment.
• A dynamic education system fosters an equitable, productive economy in a globle environment.
• Teaching and learning should be informed by scholarly and effective practice.
• School improvement should be based on sound research, the application of theory as it relates to effective practice, policy development and collaboration with practitioners.
• Technology should be used to Improve the quality of teaching and learning, research and scholarship and outreach to the state, nation and the world.
• Interdisciplinary programs should be used to enhance human learning, grouth and development across the life span.