COMMITMENT TO QUALITY IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Acknowledging its beginnings as a teacher’s college, the University sustains excellence in teacher education while also continuing to expand offerings in traditional as well as new areas of study. 从核心学科，如艺术, 人文学科, 与科学 to unique programs such as commercial aviation and community development, the University is committed to meeting the ever-changing and evolving needs of the students it serves. It sustains quality in those programs by maintaining accreditation of all programs for which an accrediting agency exists.
致力于学习，奖学金， & 学生参与
三角州 provides programs that cultivate intellectual curiosity and promote scholarship among its students. Through a state-of-the-art library supplemented by a campus network of computer labs, students have access to a full range of information resources in support of learning. The University also acknowledges the importance of student engagement as central to successful learning. Toward that end the University has dedicated its quality enhancement plan as required for regional accreditation to increased student engagement. In support of community engagement and service learning experiences for students, the University has created an office and a faculty role to sustain those efforts.
对艺术的支持
三角州 recognizes the need for a vibrant creative and performing arts program for its students and the region. The renovation of Jobe Hall provides a state-of-the-art theatre facility for student productions. Through the 博洛尼亚表演艺术中心, 德尔塔音乐学院, 珍妮丝·怀亚特·萨默艺术学院, and a partnership with the Delta 艺术s Alliance, the University ensures the preservation and enhancement of the arts throughout the region.
鼓励创新 & 实验
三角州 endorses the principles of innovation and experimentation, and makes them a part of its institutional culture. The University acknowledges the importance of an environment where students and faculty can undertake risks and experiment with new ideas.
尊重他人 & 的想法
三角州 promotes mutual respect, teamwork, fairness, and integrity. The University is diligent in working to create a climate where students, 员工, 选民得到重视和培育. Through an ongoing re-engineering project the University converts these principles into action.
致力于以学生为中心的校园
三角州 promotes a campus culture that fosters student development. From an array of student services to a nationally recognized athletic program, the University is dedicated to ensuring that the full range of student needs and interests are met.
对机构效率的承诺
三角州 acknowledges its role as a public institution funded largely by the citizens of 密西西比州. 为了表彰公众的信任, the University is committed to high standards of excellence with appropriate emphasis on effectiveness and productivity.
对区域的承诺 & 经济发展
三角州, in partnership with various organizations, will advance community and 经济 development in the Delta region to improve the quality of life and raise the educational level of its citizens. Special attention is given to collaboration with our educational partners: 密西西比州 Valley State University, 科霍马社区学院, 密西西比三角洲社区学院, 密西西比州教育部, 以及三角洲地区的K-12学校. 此外, the Delta Center for Culture and Learning, 卡普斯档案馆, 商业研究中心, and the Center for Community and Economic Development provide a structure to ensure University participation in promoting and celebrating the unique heritage of the Delta while also addressing the longstanding social, 经济, and 文化 challenges that inhibit advancement.
对健康的承诺
三角州 acknowledges the importance of 物理 health for its students and the region and extends its resources in support of that goal. Through undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing and preprofessional programs in the sciences, the University provides health care practitioners to serve the State. The University works as the leading partner in the Delta 健康 Alliance, a collaborative effort with other Delta stakeholders that conducts research and provides education on the health care needs of the region.
教学承诺 & 教师发展
The quality of 三角州’s academic programs is central to its educational mission. That quality is affirmed through a dedicated faculty with credentials appropriate to their discipline. The University supports high standards of quality among its faculty and maintains those standards through the Technology Learning Center, a modern faculty development office dedicated to the application of technology to teaching, and through the Kent and Janice Wyatt 教师 Development Program, a University Foundation initiative that provides resources for faculty growth.
致力于领导
三角州 is actively involved in providing programs that train leaders for the twenty-first century. Through partnerships with the Kellogg Foundation, 三角洲地区委员会, 三角洲地区管理局, and other Delta organizations committed to advancement in the region, the University is confident it can make a difference in the quality and training of the leaders who will serve on behalf of future generations.
