Mission

Our goal is to become a research-intensive liberal arts university. This means:

• We will make significant and meaningful contributions to ongoing dialogues in our academic fields.

• We will expect our undergraduate and graduate students to engage in research - where feasible, in collaboration with faculty.

• We will cultivate a vigorous liberal arts culture by recruiting talented and diverse students, maintaining small class sizes, and mentoring those students we have. We must encourage free discussion, foster critical thinking, demand that our students write, and, when possible, to work across disciplines.

• Where appropriate, we will initiate and expand graduate programs and develop formal academic ties to other graduate programs within the University of South Florida system.

• As part of the mosaic of learning experiences at USFSP, interested faculty will incorporate civic engagement, service learning, and experiential learning into their classes, when appropriate.

• If we are successful, our students will not only be well trained within their disciplines - and thus, prepared for graduate or professional schools B they will have the critical skills and broad outlook that will make them engaged and productive citizens.