Select Mission of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved mission statements
for the University of Wisconsin System and for the several kinds of degree-granting
institutions within the System. The System Mission Statement and the Core Mission
of the University Cluster (predominantly four-year campuses) are included below.
The Select Mission Statement for the University of Wisconsin -River Falls follows:
a. The university provides an excellent environment
for learning, emphasizing the importance of faculty-student interaction in classrooms,
laboratories, academic advising and co-curricular activities.
b. The university offers liberal arts programs
and degrees to meet regional needs in the arts, humanities, mathematics, natural
and physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences. The liberal arts also
strengthen and broaden programs in the agricultural sciences, teacher education,
and business administration.
c. The university offers professional programs
and degrees in teacher education with special emphases in early childhood, elementary
and secondary education.
d. The university offers programs and degrees
in the agricultural sciences, agribusiness and agricultural teacher education.
e. The university offers graduate programs in
education, agriculture and other areas clearly associated with its mission.
Development of cooperative graduate instructional programs with appropriate
institutions is encouraged.
f. The university expects scholarly activity,
including research, scholarship and creative endeavor, that supports its programs
at the baccalaureate level, its selected graduate programs and its select mission.
g. The university continues to develop interinstitutional
relationships in cooperative research, graduate training and undergraduate programs
within the state, region and world. As a border institution, the University
promotes interstate cooperation.
h. The university provides students opportunities
to develop an appreciation of the richness and diversity of American culture
and is committed to representing this diversity in its staff and student body.
i. The university offers students the opportunity
to increase their global awareness and sensitivity to other cultures. It also
has a continuing commitment to provide opportunities for students to live, study
and travel abroad and to increase the number and diversity of international
students on campus.
j. The university provides public service by
using its resources to address problems and concerns throughout the state and
region. Special emphasis is placed on cooperative extension, extension and economic
development outreach.
k. The university offers enrichment to the citizens
of western Wisconsin and the St. Croix River Valley by providing artistic, scientific
and other cultural events, programs and exhibitions.
The University of Wisconsin System Mission
Each institution of the University of Wisconsin System shares in the mission
of the system.
The mission of this system is to develop human resources, to discover and disseminate
knowledge, to extend knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of
its campuses, and to serve and stimulate society by developing in students heightened
intellectual, cultural, and humane sensitivities; scientific, professional,
and technological expertise; and a sense of value and purpose. Inherent in this
mission are methods of instruction, research, extended education, and public
service designed to educate people and improve the human condition. Basic to
every purpose of the system is the search for truth.
The Core Mission of the University Cluster
As institutions in the University Cluster of the University of Wisconsin System,
the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay,
the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh,
the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville,
the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the University of Wisconsin- Stout,
the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
share the following core mission. Within the approved differentiation stated
in their select missions, each university in the cluster shall:
a. Offer associate and baccalaureate degree level
and selected graduate programs within the context of its approved mission statement.
b. Offer an environment that emphasizes teaching
excellence and meets the educational and personal needs of students through
effective teaching, academic advising, counseling, and through university-sponsored
cultural, recreational, and extracurricular programs.
c. Offer a core of liberal studies that supports
university degrees in the arts, letters, and sciences, as well as specialized
professional/technical degrees at the associate and baccalaureate level.
d. Offer a program of pre-professional curricular
offerings consistent with the university’s mission.
e. Expect scholarly activity, including research,
scholarship, and creative endeavor, that supports its programs at the associate
and baccalaureate degree level, its selected graduate programs, and its approved
mission statement.
f. Promote the integration of the extension function,
assist the University of Wisconsin - Extension in meeting its responsibility
for statewide coordination, and encourage faculty and staff participation in
outreach activity.
g. Participate in interinstitutional relationships
in order to maximize educational opportunity for the people of the state effectively
and efficiently through the sharing of resources.
h. Serve the needs of women, minority, disadvantaged,
disabled, and nontraditional students and seek racial and ethnic diversification
of the student body and the professional faculty and staff.
i. Support activities designed to promote the
economic development of the state.