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MISSION
California State University
San Marcos focuses on the student as an active
participant in the learning process. Students
work closely with a faculty of active scholars
and artists whose commitment to sustained excellence
in teaching, research, and community partnership
enhances student learning. The university offers
rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs distinguished
by exemplary teaching, innovative curricula, and
the application of new technologies. CSUSM provides
a range of services that responds to the needs
of a student body with diverse backgrounds, expanding
student access to an excellent and affordable
education. As a public university, CSUSM grounds
its mission in the public trust, alignment with
regional needs, and sustained enrichment of the
intellectual, civic, economic, and cultural life
of our region and state.
VISION
In its second decade, California
State University San Marcos will become a distinctive
public university known for academic excellence,
service to the community, and improving learning
through creative uses of technology. In its teaching
and student services, CSUSM will combine the academic
strengths of a large university with the close
personal interactions characteristic of smaller
institutions. Our curriculum will build upon its
strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences
to increase student achievement of the knowledge,
skills, and competencies needed in a global society
experiencing accelerated technological, social,
and environmental change. Students also will select
from a growing array of specialized programs responsive
to state and regional needs. All members of the
campus will work to provide an environment that
supports the work of students and faculty. CSUSM
will celebrate and capitalize on its diversity
to form a learning community committed to this
shared vision.
VALUES
California State University
San Marcos is an academic community dedicated
to the values of:
Intellectual
Engagement: learning, teaching, discovery,
and application of knowledge
Community:
shared commitments to service, teamwork, and partnership
Integrity:
respect, honesty, trust, fairness, academic freedom,
and responsibility
Innovation:
creativity, openness to change, flexibility, responsiveness,
and future focus
Inclusiveness:
individual and cultural diversity, and multiple
perspectives
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