College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog - Fall 2023

Institutional Objectives

University of Jamestown:

Student Learning

  • maintains academic, professional, and pre-professional programs that prepare students for entry into the work force or for further education; (Academic Preparation)   
  • provides undergraduate students with a general education curriculum rooted in the liberal arts to improve critical thinking skills and increase general knowledge; (General Education)
  • offers co-curricular opportunities to develop wholeness in students as they learn and grow on a personal, social and civic level; (Engagement)  
  • provides opportunities for students to learn basic ethical principles, serve others, and to engage in character-building activities; (Character Building)   
  • provides support services to assist students in achieving their academic and career goals; (Academic Support Services)  
  • fosters an appreciation of difference through the integration of curricular and co-curricular experiences that are intentionally developed to help students integrate into a global society; (Diversity)  
  • provides opportunities for students to be involved in Christian religious life activities and to explore their faith; (Christian Life/Religious Life Environment)  

Community Engagement

  • recognizes and fosters opportunities to connect with, integrate into, and participate and serve in the larger communities in which it resides; (Community)
  • demonstrates its commitment to continuous improvement through discipline-specific and pedagogical faculty development; (Faculty Development)
  • demonstrates its commitment to continuous improvement through staff development; (Staff Development)  
  • maintains mutually beneficial relationships with alumni and institutional friends; (Development)
  • operates within a system of shared governance in which the opinions and values of constituents contribute to decisions and responsibility for success is shared; (Shared Governance)  

Stewardship and Fiscal Integrity

  • uses current technology to enhance student learning, administrative efficiency, and institutional effectiveness; (Technology)   
  • maintains the infrastructure necessary to support both the academic program and student life; (Infrastructure)  
  • manages financial resources to support its objectives and strategies in a manner that ensures the institution’s viability in the short- and long terms; (Sound Fiscal Management)