Examples of Department Mission Statements



Examples of Department Mission Statements

Michigan State University

Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Mission Statement: To improve peoples lives by integrating and applying principles of engineering and biology to systems involving food, agriculture, natural resources, and the environment.

Purdue University

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Mission Statement:

To prepare students, citizens, and industry for the future through innovative education and extension/outreach programs and the discovery of knowledge.

California State University, Fresno

Department of Viticulture and Enology

Our Mission

The Department of Viticulture and Enology and the Viticulture and Enology Research Center provides world-class undergraduate and graduate education, research, and outreach programs in sustainable and value added viticulture and enology; nationally and internationally recognized faculty and research staff; and a rigorous academic program of study accompanied by practical, hands-on training, and a continuously evolving program of education for growers, packers, winemakers and processors.

Clemson University

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Mission Statement

The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering is an academic unit of professionals who discover, adapt and disseminate knowledge and technologies. The focus is to enhance and sustain human and natural resources by integrating the basic biological and physical science and engineering principles with food, fiber and environmental systems.

Mississippi State University

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Mission Statement

To educate students in the field of biological engineering and agricultural technology so as to prepare them for careers in environmental, agricultural, and biomedical engineering in which they will become leaders in industry, the profession, and the community; to conduct quality research by applying engineering principles to solve problems of agricultural and biological systems; and to spread the knowledge of applied agricultural and biological engineering research to the people of the state and the nation.

Louisiana State University

Department of Dairy Science

Mission Statement:

As the only comprehensive dairy science department in the southeast, our mission is the generation, dissemination, and application of basic and applied knowledge in dairy science to further the dairy industry and benefit the university and citizens of Louisiana and the nation.

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Department of Agricultural Economics

Mission Statement

The Department mission is to meet agricultural and food industry needs through teaching, research, extension and service programs. A strong emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of research and education, ensuring that the Department keeps in touch with the realities of sustainable production and processing, responsible resource management, and market development.

The specific roles of the Department are:

• To prepare University students for careers in agriculture, food, and environmental science by providing high-quality teaching programs at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to foster in these students life-long habits of leadership, innovation, and service.

• To conduct research in agriculture and food at both the basic and applied levels for the benefits of producers, processors and consumers.

• To play a strong and effective role in technology transfer to the agriculture and food industry.

• To assist industry and government in fostering economic development.

• To create public awareness of developments in agriculture and food.

• To assist governments in the development of agriculture policies that will lead to prosperity for agriculture, the food industry, and the province.

• To assist, insofar as resources permit, developing countries in dealing with food production, processing, and marketing constraints.

Goals

Guided by the values of the University of Saskatchewan, we will achieve our mission by the following goals:

• To offer a rich array of challenging academic programs.

• To provide intellectual, cultural, and social activities which support the development of the individual.

• To provide lifelong learning opportunities to the people of Saskatchewan.To be accessible on an equitable basis to qualified Saskatchewan residents and, where possible, to others.

• To collaborate with other post-secondary education institutions and research institutes.

• To build mutually beneficial relationships with other public and private organizataions.

• To communicate with our graduates and the people of the Province, and to be open and receptive to their ideas.

• To ensure that our activities are consistent with environmental responsbility.

• To include a global perspective in our endeavours.

• To practise scholarship in teaching so we can inspire in our students love of learning and critical thinking.

• To practise scholarship in discovery so we can contribute to the expansion of knowledge.

• To practise scholarship in the integration of knowledge so we can encourage innovative thinking.

• To practise scholarship in the application of knowledge so we can serve society through our creativity and expertise.

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