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Institutional Goals |
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To achieve its mission and realize its values, Central Michigan
University is committed to the following actions:
- Provide a quality, broad undergraduate education to prepare students for a
thoughtful life of service to the community and as a base for future academic
and professional work and to ensure that CMU students will be knowledgeable and
skilled, liberally educated persons.
- Offer in-depth undergraduate programs in which students can begin to master
an academic field and practice a profession.
- Offer graduate programs in niche areas of faculty strength that meet
regional, state, national and international needs.
- Encourage the practice of values pertaining to professionalism, character
and citizenship, including concern for the welfare of humanity, dedication to
public service and awareness of the social issues confronting a diverse global
society.
- Advance and disseminate knowledge by stimulating and supporting research and
creative activities by students, faculty and staff.
- Design and develop innovative and effective learning systems to meet
contemporary educational needs.
- Use modern technologies to enhance teaching, learning, research and
administrative functions.
- Provide an environment that allows for broad-based community involvement and
participation in democratic civic life.
- Provide support services and a physical environment that foster student
success.
- Offer co-curricular activities, including Division l-A athletics, which
enhance intellectual, cultural, social, ethical, physical and emotional
development.
- Create and nurture an environment that attracts and retains students,
faculty and staff who embody and promote cultural, racial and global diversity.
- Provide educational experiences and programs to enhance mutual trust,
respect, understanding and sense of community with people from all backgrounds
and cultures and to ensure an international and global perspective.
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Provide service for the public good.
- Attract and manage resources to enable faculty, staff and students to be
successful in meeting these goals.
In all of its activities, Central Michigan University encourages
the ongoing monitoring of quality and the achievement of
excellence.
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