Mission statement
As the largest, most comprehensive academic unit at Boise State University, the College of Arts and Sciences promotes excellence across the broad area of liberal arts education and research. The College builds on historical strengths to meet the opportunities of a changing world, engaging students, faculty, and the surrounding community in artistic, cultural, and intellectual inquiry.
Our Strategic Plan helps the College fufill its mission.
The Prospectus - 2007 and Beyond states who we are and where we are going.
Objectives
- Prepare students for enlightened citizenship and leadership in a diverse world.
- Cultivate a community of scholars and artists who use varied modes of inquiry and communication to discover, evaluate and disseminate knowledge.
- Fulfill the special responsibility of a state funded metropolitan university by playing a vital role in the surrounding community, partnering with the community to provide programs and events of mutual interest, and engaging students with the community through internships and service learning.
- Provide a range of quality graduate and undergraduate classes and programs to give students the tools and knowledge necessary to respond successfully to a changing world.
- Integrate research into teaching. Engage students in both traditional and emerging disciplines in collaborative research and creative activity with their professors, taking advantage of new educational technologies and outstanding classrooms, laboratories, and performance facilities.
- Foster internationalization of the curriculum, the faculty, and the student body.