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Mission

The Graduate College has a primary mission to foster an intellectual and academic climate conducive to exemplary scholarship, research, and creativity among students and faculty. The Graduate College makes every effort to assure that graduate programs are of high quality, stimulate the creation of new work and the generation of new knowledge, and benefit undergraduate instruction occurring in concert with graduate education - with graduate students at the center of all these activities.

In pursuing its mission, the Graduate College;

• advocates on behalf of graduate education,
• develops and allocates resources that support graduate students, departments and programs,
• promulgates policies and procedures for establishing, improving and assessing graduate programs,
• stimulates and fosters interdisciplinary approaches and global perspectives,
• strives to create an academic and intellectual climate that respects diversity, values creativity, and supports development of the professional potential of each student.