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The mission
of the University of Georgia |
The
University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university
with state-wide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's
flagship institution of higher education. It is also the state's
oldest, most comprehensive and most diversified institution
of higher education. Its motto, "to teach, to serve and
to inquire into the nature of things," reflects the university's
integral and unique role in the conservation and enhancement
of the state's and nation's intellectual, cultural and environmental
heritage.
UGA shares with the other research universities of the University
System of Georgia the following core characteristics:
1. a statewide responsibility and commitment to excellence
and academic achievements having national and international
recognition;
2. a commitment to excellence in a teaching/learning environment
dedicated to serve a diverse and well-prepared student body,
to promote high levels of student achievement and to provide
appropriate academic support services;
3. a commitment to excellence in research, scholarship and
creative endeavors that are focused on organized programs to
create, maintain and apply new knowledge and theories; that
promote instructional quality and effectiveness; and that enhance
institutionally relevant faculty qualifications;
4. a commitment to excellence in public service, economic development,
and technical assistance activities designed to address the
strategic needs of the state of Georgia along with a comprehensive
offering of continuing education designed to meet the needs
of Georgia's citizens in life-long learning and professional
education;
5. a wide range of academic and professional programming at
the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels.
With its statewide mission and core characteristics, UGA endeavors
to prepare the university community and the state for full
participation in the global society of the twenty- first century.
Through its programs and practices, it seeks to foster the
understanding of and respect for cultural differences necessary
for an enlightened and educated citizenry. It further provides
for cultural, ethnic, gender and racial diversity in the faculty,
staff and student body. The university is committed to preparing
the university community to appreciate the critical importance
of a quality environment to an interdependent global society.
As a comprehensive land-grant and sea-grant institution, UGA
offers baccalaureate, master's, doctoral and professional degrees
in the arts, humanities, social sciences, biological sciences,
physical sciences, agricultural and environmental sciences,
business, environmental design, family and consumer sciences,
forest resources, journalism and mass communication, education,
law, pharmacy, social work and veterinary medicine.
The university attracts students nationally and internationally
as well as from within Georgia. It offers the state's broadest
array of possibilities in graduate and professional education,
and thus a large minority of the student body is post-baccalaureate.
The predominantly Georgian undergraduate student body is a
mix of highly qualified students originally admitted as freshmen
and selected transfer students principally from other University
System institutions.
With original scholarship, basic and applied research, and
creative activities constituting an essential core from which
to draw, the impact of the land-grant and sea-grant mission
is reflected throughout the state. Cooperative extension, continuing
education, public service, experiment stations and technology
transfer are all designed to enhance the well-being of the
citizens of Georgia through their roles in economic, social,
and community development.
As it has been historically, UGA is responsive to the evolution
of the state's educational, social and economic needs. It aspires
through its strategic planning to even closer contact and interaction
with public and private institutions throughout the state as
well as with the citizens it serves.
The photos and text above were reproduced from F.N. Boney's
book, A Pictorial History of the University of Georgia,
1984, University of Georgia Press
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