UAS Mission and Core Values

The University of Alaska Board of Regents adopted the following mission statement for UAS in March of 2001:

The University of Alaska Southeast is an open enrollment, public university that provides postsecondary education for a diverse student body. UAS promotes student achievement and faculty scholarship, lifelong learning opportunities, and quality academic programs.

To provide further direction for plans and actions, the University of Alaska Southeast dedicates itself to the following core values:

• Achieving distinction as a learning community.
• Developing programs and services rooted in its unique natural setting.
• Developing educated citizens with a sense of personal ethics.
• Serving as a center for culture and arts with a focus on Alaska Native traditions.
• Contributing to the economic development of the region and the state through basic and applied research and public service.
• Using technology effectively in all programs and services.
• Forging dynamic partnerships with other academic institutions, governmental agencies and private industry.

The UAS strategic plan for the coming decade seeks to breathe life into the mission and realize these core values within the context of meeting the needs of the region and the state.

The university community identified the following goals which call upon UAS to:

• Provide the support systems, academic programs, facilities, technology and faculty to enable the optimal learning environment for our students.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a culturally diverse faculty and staff who bring excellence to our research, teaching, and public service.
• Offer the highest quality in our educational offerings, from non-degree training programs to graduate degrees.

To accomplish these programmatic goals, UAS will:

• Continue its leadership in technology.
• Maintain quality academic support in its library information and media services.
• Extend support to its distance students comparable to on-campus services.
• Cultivate a student-centered ethos in all programs and services.
• Partner with other academic, governmental and private agencies to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of its programs.