Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies is to:

1. Deliver high quality programs for liberal arts and teacher education in all areas.
2. Maintain and enhance high quality general course offerings for all university programs.
3. Deliver exemplary programs that are inclusionary and supportive of diversity.
4. Prepare students to flourish in a multicultural society and globalized world.

1. Foster relationships to the community and to schools (e.g., internships, service learning opportunities).
2. Foster language and cultural immersion experiences.
3. Support and encourage inter-faculty research and teaching relationships across the disciplines.
4. Foster collaboration between our school and the Cultural Centers in order to promote recruitment of and encourage retention of students of color.
5. Foster collaboration between our school and the Center for International Education in order to promote modern languages on the campus and integrate exchange students into the campus community.
6. Support teacher education programs for language majors and establish better connections with cooperating teachers.
7. Increase resources for language and cultural efforts.
8. Establish a center/clearinghouse/website/library for cultural and linguistic issues and/or materials.
9. Expand graduate offerings in cultural studies and languages.
10. Restore lost positions and increase expertise in all areas.
11. Develop and implement appropriate assessment tools.

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