Statement of Community Values
Underlying the University’s mission are basic values that must be respected. These indispensable community values include:
- importance of personal integrity, honesty and ethical decision making
- the right of every individual to be treated with respect and dignity and as members of a learning organization
- freedom of intellectual inquiry in the pursuit of truth, even if it defies commonly understood theories
- acceptance and appreciation of diversity with regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability, ethnicity, and political views
- freedom from violence aimed at limiting the freedom of, interfering with, or disrupting university activities
- recognition that civic engagement is a component of the intellectual development of students, and provides a path for knowledge in the service of the community