Extending
Truth: We believe in the pursuit of truth with passion, courage, discipline, honesty and integrity.

Reach: We believe in exploring and studying our internal and external universes for creative alternatives to "doing it the way it has always been done".

Innovation: We strive to exercise our collective wisdom and ingenuity in discovering innovative ways of solving human problems with dignity and honor.

Sharing
Teaching: We believe in striving first to excel as teachers, recognizing the value of scholarship and service as means for continuously improving our teaching skills.

Research: We appreciate the diverse types of peer-reviewed creative contributions faculty publish, including all types of scholarship, whether empirical or theoretical; whether primary, applied, or pedagogical; and whether collaboratively or singly authored.

Involvement: We demonstrate, in all that we do, our conern for social responsibility through our service to the University, and professional and local communities.

Practicing
Teamwork: We share in a sense of common purpose, building consensus, trust, collegiality and teamwork.

Respect: We demonstrate our appreciation for diversity in our constituencies by consistently treating everyone with courtesy, dignity, and respect.

Improvement: We are committed to ethically applying state-of-the- art professional competencies, and we embrace the principles of continuous quality improvement in contributing superior value to the School and in exceeding the expectations of our constituencies.

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