About WMU

Mission and Goals

Mission

Western Michigan University is a student-centered research university, building intellectual inquiry, investigation, and discovery into all undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University provides leadership in teaching, research, learning, and public service. Nationally recognized and internationally engaged, the University:

Forges a responsive and ethical academic community
Develops foundations for achievement in pluralistic societies
Incorporates participation from diverse individuals in decision-making
Contributes to technological and economic development
Engenders an awareness and appreciation of the arts

Goals

Western Michigan University’s mission is characterized by its pursuit of the following institutional goals:

To foster a safe, civil, and healthy University community
To provide access to academic programs at reasonable cost and in multiple settings
To strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and international programs
To increase diversity within the student body, faculty, and staff through institutional practices and programs
To recognize excellence in the teaching, research, learning, creative work, scholarship, and service contributions of students, faculty, and staff
To conduct ongoing assessment activities and engage in continuous improvement initiatives within the University
To establish lifelong relationships between alumni and the University
To advance responsible environmental stewardship
To support community and regional partnerships that elevate civic, cultural, social, and economic life

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