Vision Statement
The
University of South Carolina Aiken aspires to be among the top comprehensive
liberal arts institutions in South Carolina and the Southeast. As we enter
the twenty-first century, USC Aiken will:
- Emphasize excellence
in teaching and collaborative learning experiences, stressing the connections
between the liberal arts and professionally based courses
- Encourage and support
high quality scholarly and creative endeavors
- Emphasize collegiality,
civility, cooperation and collaboration within a nurturing campus community
where there is mutual support to grow and excel
- Honor human diversity
and respect differences
- Encourage integrity,
honesty, and accountability, and foster responsible citizenship and working
for the common good
- Sustain a strong
academic support system for all students and offer quality curricular
and co-curricular programs that prepare students to be citizen leaders
and effective participants and contributors in a dynamic global society
- Maintain a moderately-sized
campus where students can expect an optimal faculty-student ratio and
individual attention
- Maintain a campus
environment that supports creativity and productivity
- Inspire all members
of the campus community to participate in supporting the institutional
mission
- Demonstrate commitment
to the effective and efficient use of resources and the wise use of technology
- Continue to foster
and protect strong community ties and to enrich the lives of all community
members