Mission

荔枝视频 has a well-established Mission statement that spells out the principal goals driving the university. The English department of course upholds this Mission statement in a variety of ways. Below we list the themes from the University鈥檚 mission, and show the corresponding more specific goals of the English department.

University Missions	听	Department Missions
Promote "Communiversity"	听	Serve the immediate area by preparing teachers and scholars
Promote a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic teaching and learning community	听	Remain committed to recruiting a diverse range of students and faculty
Promote international perspectives	听	Maintain a curriculum that includes works of literature and linguistic analyses originating outside the U.S.
Promote excellence and pluralism in higher education	听	Prepare students to think perceptively, write effectively, and think critically Develop and maintain a curriculum that celebrates diversity in literature and language
Address contemporary social concerns	听	Remain committed to the investigation of social issues as represented in modern works of literature and contemporary linguistic studies
Remain committed to teaching, learning, research, scholarship, and creative activity.	听	Maintain a strong Subject-Matter Preparation Program in English to and service prepare high-quality secondary teachers Maintain strong classes that support Liberal Studies' aim of preparing high-quality K-8 teachers Support student and faculty research to the fullest extent possible Give future ESL teachers appropriate background and training