Ashland University College of Education Mission Statement
PREPARING EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
The mission of the College of Education at Ashland University is to prepare pre-service and practicing teachers, administrators, and human service professionals to impact positively students, schools and society. We are committed to providing an environment that is both challenging and supportive and that contributes to the physical, social, cognitive, affective, spiritual and cultural development of individuals across the life-span. The College of Education is committed to the concept of a learning community - faculty members, students, school personnel, human service professionals and community members -which collaborates to solve problems, to plan for the future, and to develop and to share knowledge. We determine and model effective practice, pose important questions, and support the continuous growth of all members of the learning community. We promote four values Unity, Growth, Learning, and Accent on the Individual.
Unity
We foster a culture that honors:
- a common purpose and commitment to Judeo-Christian principles
- collegial effort
- partnerships with colleagues in other settings traditions
- cultural diversity
- both undergraduate and graduate education
- commitment to both the liberal arts and selected professional programs
We foster a culture that honors:
- change as a planned process
- the evolution of new ideas accessed partly via technology
- individual needs
- health~enhancing behaviors
- communication and skill building
- usefulness
- personal and professional growth leisure well-being and life satisfaction
We foster a culture that honors:
- appreciation of the rich legacy of the College and University
- quality teaching, scholarly activity and the generation of new knowledge
- a blending of theoretical and practical learning
- creative thought and reflective practice
- the intelligent use of leisure and recreational time
- being student centered
- learning as a lifelong journey in which progress is assessed
- development of professional skills and dispositions
We foster a culture that honors:
- all members of the institution
- intrinsic empowerment
- development of communication skills
- individual and team effort
- a climate of caring, helping, and enthusiasm
- respect for others
- meaningful and productive living in the world community