Draft 10 January 25, 2008
The mission of Purdue University North Central, a regional campus of
is based on the tradition of the land grant university. The primary mission of this campus is Learning.
· Through Learning, the campus offers all students a quality
education emphasizing educational programs and services that
foster student success and goal attainment in a welcoming and student-centered environment.
· Through Discovery, the campus participates in creating new knowledge, products, processes and applications in research and consulting projects. The cooperative efforts of students, faculty and staff are essential for success.
· Through Engagement, the campus partners with and assists community members, businesses, and organizations. These activities involve all members of the campus, particularly students, through transfer of knowledge, consulting, service learning, volunteerism, economic development and related activities.
Purdue University North Central gives continual and careful consideration to the unique characteristics and needs of our many constituencies, especially our students, in this region, the state of
4 comments:
Comparing the draft 9 and 10, as someone new, not knowing that the tradition of a land grant univeristy is learning, discovery and engagement it would be difficult to determine how those phrases were selected to use in the mission and not other words.
I like draft 9 more than draft 10. ALso, the discovery paragraph needs to be stronger and state something like, "Through discovery, the campus fosters the creating of new knowledge, etc...
Diane
I felt the diversity statement should address religion, if it is going to included everything else. Also The statement about International involvement could also address NATIONAL involvement. I notice that many students are unaware of what is going on the the USA andthe world.
Anonymous makes a good point. In our 2001-2006 Mission Statement, many students and other citizens from the communities we serve asked me what Learning, Discovery and Engagement meant. While this lead-in gave me the opening to explain our tridentine mission, how many others didn't ask, but simply went away confused? A proper mission statement should not have to be translated in this manner, but should be easily understood by a ten year-old. So, I agree that L / D / E ought to be explained in plain English - - especially Learning, which sounds like improper grammar to those who are not familiar with the terminology.
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