UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
FACULTY SENATE
RESOLUTION
#05-06--2
On October 20, 2005, the Senate
endorsed the following Mission Statement for the University of Rhode
Island:
UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND MISSION
The University of Rhode Island
is the State’s public learner-centered research university. We are a
community joined in a common quest for knowledge. The University is
committed to enriching the lives of its students through its land, sea,
and urban grant traditions. URI is the only public institution in Rhode
Island offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the
distinctive educational opportunities of a major research university.
Our undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, research, and
outreach serve Rhode Island and beyond. Students, faculty, staff, and
alumni are united in one common purpose: to learn and lead
together. Embracing Rhode Island’s heritage of independent
thought, we value:
- Creativity and Scholarship
- Diversity, Fairness, and
Respect
- Engaged Learning and Civic
Involvement
- Intellectual and Ethical
Leadership