USF St. Petersburg Mission, Goals, Values and Vision

Mission

     USF St. Petersburg offers distinctive graduate and undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education within a close knit, student-centered learning community that welcomes individuals from the region, state, nation and world. We conduct wide-ranging, collaborative research to meet society’s needs and engage in service projects and partnerships to enhance the university and community’s social, economic and intellectual life. As an integral and complementary part of a multi-instituitional system, USF St. Petersburg retains a separate identity and mission while contributing to and benefiting from the associations, cooperation, and shared resources of a premier national research university.

Values

•    We value a collegial, inviting, and safe learning environment that stresses excellent teaching, encourages intellectual growth, and rewards academic achievement.

•    We value an education rich in both theory and practical experience that enables our graduates to pursue careers and professions with competence and confidence.

•    We value collaboration throughout the campus community in scholarship, research, and service.

•    We value individuals, respect their diversity and varied perspectives, and insist on tolerance of divergent views.

•    We value academic freedom and responsibility, creative expression, and the unfettered pursuit of truth.

•    We value deliberative dialogue in making decisions and solving problems.

•    We value shared governance and shared responsibility in the operation of the university and the allocation of its resources.

•    We value honesty, integrity, and openness while promoting ethical behavior.

•    We value lifelong learning and recognize our responsibility to contribute to civic well-being.

•    We value longstanding, continuing partnerships that unite and benefit both the campus and community.

•    We value efficient, trustworthy and able stewardship of our university.

Vision

 USF St. Petersburg will be a premier masters urban university recognized for its vibrant community of scholars who engage and improve its community and the world.

Goals

• Support and enhance programs that prepare students to be knowledgeable, reflective, and engaged citizen scholars in a global society.
• Enhance learning and achievements and promote retention through active engagement in curricular and co-curricular programs.
• Create a vibrant, invitin, and enriching university community that values and respects all individuals and whose students, faculty, and staff represent the diversity of its region.
• Support faculty research and creative activities, and engage students in local, national, and international scholarship.
• Foster stewardship of the environment and embody the values of sustainability.
• Enhance revenue and provide effective and efficient management and ensure institutional sustainability.

Approved by the USF St. Petersburg Campus Board on September 12, 2008 and Board of Trustees December 11, 2008.