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Mission

The College of Health Sciences will provide leadership in healthcare by offering excellent educational experiences in a quality learning environment to facilitate the development of competent, caring health professionals; by generating knowledge through inquiry and discovery; and by engaging in lifelong learning, professional. and community service.


Values

The following values serve to guide the students, faculty and staff as they strive to fulfill the mission and strategic initiatives of the College.

  • Respect for all
  • Life-long Learning
  • Quality programs
  • Collaboration
  • Teamwork
  • Innovations
  • Diversity
  • Ethical Behavior
  • Student Centered

Goals

Learning
Goal #1 Graduate competent and caring healthcare professionals who are highly satisfied with the quality of their educational experience and who value and pursue lifelong learning.
Goal #2 Provide a high quality, distinctive educational experience in a supportive environment that values incorporated diversity, fosters student development, and maximizes student potential.
Goal #3 Provide a high quality graduate educational experience that offers distinctive opportunities for scholarship, community engagement, and learning.
Goal #4 Provide resources, support services and an attractive, enjoyable and save environment that enhances the quality of life and maximizes productivity of students, staff and faculty of the college.
Goal #5 Provide interdisciplinary educational and practical experiences which promote diversity, global awareness, and an understanding of the roles of the variety of practitioners in healthcare delivery.
Goal #6 Provide quality distance learning programs that serve the advancement needs of health care professionals.
Discovery
Goal #1 Foster the development of a research culture in the College which enhances student and faculty participation and productivity.
Goal #2 Encourage internal and/or external partnerships for interdisciplinary collaboration to increase research opportunities and funding.
Engagement
Goal #1 Develop and enhance cooperative relationships that provide opportunities to benefit the college.
Goal #2 Initiate education/industry partnerships for workforce development to promote community and professional continuing education and service activities.
Goal #3 Encourage alumni involvement and development.
Goal #4 Continue to provide a variety of professional continuing education programs..
Goal #5 Enhance visibility and recruitment efforts by exploring marketing strategies which highlight unique features of the programs.