SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
University Mission
Southwest Texas State University's mission is to provide effective teaching supported by research for the advancement of knowledge and service to the community. SWT is a comprehensive public university committed to providing an intellectualy stimulating and socially diverse climate for its graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff. At SWT, we believe the primary purpose of higher education is to promote learning and stimulate inquiry in an atmosphere of freedom.
Southwest Texas State University is a comprehensive institution of higher education offering undergraduate and masters level instruction, dedicated to effective teaching, the advancement of knowledge and artistic expression, and to service as a resource for the surrounding region. The university believes that all students should develop broad knowledge upon which to build specialties, the ability to marshal their thoughts, and the skill to express their thoughts effectively in oral and written form. To meet these general goals, Southwest Texas State University commits itself as follows:
1. To provide undergraduate students with a broad base of communal knowledge, derived from a clearly defined sequence of courses in the freshman and sophomore years designed to build college-level competencies, complemented by specialized courses of study selected from a comprehensive range of undergraduate programs.
2. To provide graduate students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in a variety of specialized programs through research, creative expression, or advanced study.
3. To contribute to the greater body of knowledge in specific disciplines through research, scholarship, and creative expression.
4. To serve as a professional, educational, and cultural resource to the local area and the larger community by providing consultation, advice, and special services.
5. To provide a well-qualified faculty through effective recruiting practices, dedication to affirmative action, careful assessment of teaching effectiveness, institutional support for research activity and artistic expression, clear standards for academic advancement, and opportunities for professional development, while fostering an environment that protects academic freedom in inquiry and expression.
6. To attract an outstanding, ethnically diverse student body by presenting high standards for admission, by implementing creative strategies for recruiting and retaining a heterogeneous and qualified student body, and by maintaining adequate programs to counsel students academically and otherwise, assess academic progress, and evaluate student performance, while providing social and professional development by offering a full range of effective student services.
7. To create an environment for learning and professional development by providing appropriate physical facilities, equipment, and educational support services for students, faculty, and staff.
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