Institutional Objectives

The University of Jamestown is committed to measuring its success in fulfilling its mission and enhancing its academic offerings through continuous assessment of student learning. The following 15 institutional objectives guide the University's comprehensive assessment plan and serve as the bridge between program outcomes and the University mission.

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)