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)