Alabama State University Mission, Vision, and Role
Alabama State University Mission
Alabama State University is a student-centered public HBCU committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. ASU provides a nurturing, holistic learning environment focused on developing students, on campus and virtually, to be global change agents. ASU embraces CommUniversity and philanthropy to create dynamic relationships for positive community impact.
Alabama State University Vision
Alabama State University (ASU) will achieve global recognition through excellence in teaching, research and service. ASU will advance its current Carnegie Classification to a Doctoral/Professional University. ASU aspires to be a national leader in developing students through a transformational educational experience with global impact. As a
community builder and partner, ASU will continue to have a measurable impact on society through innovative education and scholarly research.
Alabama State University Values are:
PRIDE: We are committed to sustaining ASU’s rich history as an epicenter of the Modern-Day Civil Rights and social justice initiatives.
INTEGRITY: We are committed to honest and ethical standards, as we hold ourselves to transparent systems, structures and mechanisms.
IMPACT: We are committed to building partnerships and collaborations to contribute to external community impact and the development of our students.
DIVERSITY: We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion with a cultural perspective to give opportunity for faculty, staff and students from many backgrounds (including
non-traditional, first-generation, high achieving, lifelong learners and workforce-oriented students).
LOYALTY: We are committed to building upon our proud traditions that will impact the lives of alumni and generations to come, with a promise to give back.
ASU offers baccalaureate through doctorate degrees in an expansive array of academic programs. We maintain a scholarly and creative faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and an atmosphere in which members of the university community live, work and learn in pleasant surroundings. ASU offers a bridge to success for those who commit to pursuing quintessential educational opportunities and lifelong endeavors.
Alabama State University Role
Alabama State University is a comprehensive regional institution that offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees in liberal arts, fine arts, business, sciences, teacher education, selected health-related professions, and other disciplines.
The University’s objective is to prepare students for an effective and productive role in American society, both as professionals and as citizens. It provides learning experiences designed to develop student's intellectual abilities and their social, moral, cultural, and ethical values. By doing so, the University equips its students with the skills, insights, attitudes, and practical experiences necessary to become well-rounded, responsible, and discerning citizens. This preparation enables them to serve humanity effectively in a dynamic global society. The order of priority of the university’s functions is (1) instruction, (2) research, and (3) public service. In executing its role, the University will:
1. Subscribe to the admission policy that results in the admission of students who have demonstrated that they can succeed in the university’s degree programs.
2. Achieve successively higher levels of proven excellence in all its educational programs.
3. Practice state-of-the-art pedagogical and general educational principles that will distinguish the university on a national level.
4. Recognize the diversity of its student body and provide an educational and intellectual environment in which all students may thrive, learn, and develop their highest potential for professional careers and leadership.
5. Honor its origins by including offerings in its curricula that provide a rich understanding of the African-American experience.
6. Emphasize the importance of undergraduate education, as well as the master’s and doctoral programs that prepare students for careers in the professional world, further academic study, and both basic and applied research that benefits communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
7. Enhance and expand outreach programs to make public policy research findings, recommendations, and relevant continuing education more accessible to the community.
8. Support global research and scholarly activities that create and apply new knowledge and theories related to human endeavors.
9. Contribute to the cultural life of the community through visual and performing arts programs, via public lectures and forums.