Our affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide
students the best of current practice, theory, and research
and integrate professional studies with preparation in the
arts and sciences. Through experiences in and out of the
classroom, students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry,
prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships
to their communities and contribute productively to society.
We are a comprehensive, regional university with a global
outlook, located in Orange County, a technologically rich
and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles.
Our expertise and diversity serve as a distinctive resource
and catalyst for partnerships with public and private organizations.
We strive to be a center of activity essential to the intellectual,
cultural, and economic development of our region.
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To ensure the
preeminence of learning, we will: |
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Establish an environment where learning
and the creation of knowledge are central to everything
we do. |
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Integrate teaching, scholarly and creative
activities, and the exchange of ideas. |
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C. |
Assess student learning collegially and
continually use the evidence to improve programs. |
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Affirm the university's commitment to
freedom of thought, inquiry, and speech. |
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Recruit and retain a highly-qualified
and diverse staff and faculty. |
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F. |
Develop and maintain attractive, accessible,
and functional facilities that support learning. |
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G. |
Integrate advances in information technologies
into learning environments. |
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H. |
Develop a strong library which provides
rapid access to global information and serves as a nexus
for learning. |
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| II. |
To provide high
quality programs that meet the evolving needs of our
students, community, and region, we will |
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A. |
Support undergraduate and graduate programs
in professional and preprofessional studies and in the
arts and sciences. |
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B. |
Integrate knowledge with the development
of values, professional ethics, and the teamwork, leadership,
and citizenship skills necessary for students to make
meaningful contributions to society. |
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C. |
Develop a coherent and integrated general
education program. |
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D. |
Provide experiences in and out of the
classroom that attend to issues of culture, ethnicity,
and gender and promote a global perspective. |
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E. |
Offer continuing education programs that
provide retraining and meet professional certification
and other community needs. |
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F. |
Capitalize on the uniqueness of our region,
with its economic and cultural strengths, its rich ethnic
diversity, and its proximity to Latin America and the
Pacific Rim. |
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G. |
Provide opportunities to learn from external
communities through internships, cooperative education,
and other field activities. |
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H. |
Provide opportunities for students to
participate in a competitive intercollegiate athletics
program. |
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Provide opportunities for recreation and
enhanced physical well-being. |
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| III. |
To enhance scholarly
and creative activity, we will: |
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Support faculty research and grant activity
that leads to the generation, integration and dissemination
of knowledge. |
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Encourage departments to reconsider the
nature and kinds of scholarship within the discipline
and to create a culture conducive to scholarly and creative
activity. |
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C. |
Encourage departments to implement a plan
and personnel document supportive of scholarly and creative
activities consistent with collegial governance and
the university's mission and goals. |
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Cultivate student and staff involvement
in faculty scholarly and creative activity. |
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Provide students, faculty, and staff access
to and training in the use of advanced technologies
supportive of research, scholarly, and creative activity. |
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| IV. |
To make collaboration
integral to our activities, we will: |
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A. |
Create opportunities in and out of the
classroom for collaborative activities for students,
faculty, and staff. |
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B. |
Leverage our membership within the largest
university system in the United States to advance the
University's mission. |
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C. |
Encourage, recognize, and reward interdisciplinary
and cross-unit collaboration. |
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D. |
Promote collaborative and innovative exchanges
with other educational institutions at all levels to
maximize the efficient use of resources and enhance
opportunities for all learners. |
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| V. |
To create an
environment where all students have the opportunity
to succeed, we will: |
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A. |
Develop an innovative outreach and simplified
admissions system that enhances recruitment of qualified
students. |
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B. |
Ensure that students of varying age, ethnicity,
culture, academic experience, and economic circumstances
are well served. |
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C. |
Facilitate a timely graduation through
class availability and effective retention, advisement,
career counseling, and mentoring. |
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D. |
Provide an affordable education without
sacrificing quality. |
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E. |
Provide an efficient and effective financial
aid system. |
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F. |
Maximize extramural funding and on-campus
employment to defray students' educational costs. |
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G. |
Provide an accessible, attractive and
safe environment, and a welcoming campus climate. |
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To increase external
support for university programs and priorities, we will |
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A. |
Increase the proportion of campus resources
generated by private giving. |
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B. |
Strengthen links with our alumni that
optimize an on-going commitment to the success of the
University. |
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C. |
Increase our effectiveness in obtaining
grants and contracts, consistent with university mission
and goals. |
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Convey a clear message to the public that
we are essential to the cultural, intellectual, and
economic development of the region. |
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To expand connections
and partnerships with our region, we will: |
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Develop mutually beneficial working partnerships
with public and private sectors within our region. |
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Serve as a regional center for intellectual,
cultural, athletic and life-long learning activities. |
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C. |
Develop community-centered programs and
activities, consistent with our mission and goals, that
serve the needs of our external communities. |
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Involve alumni as valued participants
in the on-going life of the university. |
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| VIII. |
To strengthen
institutional effectiveness, collegial governance and
our sense of community, we will: |
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Assess university activities and programs
to ensure that they fulfill our mission and to identify
areas of needed improvement, change, or elimination. |
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Create simplified and responsive decision-making
structures that reduce fragmentation and increase efficiency. |
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C. |
Strengthen shared collegial governance
in order to build community and acknowledge our collective
responsibility to achieve the University's goals. |
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Provide a good work environment with effective
development and training programs that assist employees
in meeting their job requirements and in preparing for
advancement. |
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Ensure our reward systems are compatible
with our mission and goals by reviewing the multiple
roles of faculty and staff through the various stages
of their careers. |
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Integrate advances in information and
communication technologies into work environments. |
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G. |
Enhance a sense of community to ensure
that faculty, students, and staff have as a common purpose
the achievement of the overall goals of the University. |
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