Mission and Value Statements

Angelo State University, a member of the Texas Tech University System, delivers undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional disciplines. In a learning-centered environment distinguished by its integration of teaching, research, creative endeavor, service, and co-curricular experiences, ASU prepares students to be responsible citizens and to have productive careers.

Review an analysis of the components of ASU's mission statement & its connection to the strategic planning process.

VALUE STATEMENTS (what we hold inviolate as educators)

• Learning: Our Focus
  ASU holds student learning as the center of everything that we do.
• Excellence: Our Standard
  ASU embraces excellence in teaching, scholarly activity, creative endeavor, and service.
• Transformation: Change for the Better
  ASU prepares its students for a life of contribution and accomplishment by instilling a respect for learning and intellectual inquiry.
• Integrity: Social and Ethical Responsibility
  ASU expects a high standard of social and ethical responsibility from all members of the campus community.
• Engagement: Participation and Community Service
  ASU encourages participation and community service both on and off campus by faculty, staff, and students.
• Innovation: Teaching, Service, and Scholarship
  ASU promotes innovation in teaching, scholarship, technology, collaborative partnerships, support services, and co-curricular activities.
• Diversity: Cultures, People and Ideas
  ASU believes that everyone should experience a diversity of cultures, people and ideas in order to better appreciate the world around them.
• Collegiality: Getting Along
  ASU fosters —among students, faculty, and staff, and across disciplines—a culture of shared governance, open communication, transparent operations, and mutual respect.