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About SUNO

Our Mission, Vision and Core Values


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Our Mission

Southern University at New Orleans, a public, historically black university, empowers and promotes the upward mobility of diverse populations of traditional and nontraditional students through quality academic programs, teaching, research, and service to achieve excellence in higher education using various teaching and learning modalities.

 

 

Our Vision

Southern University at New Orleans is a premier, cutting-edge institution that endeavors to advance the educational standing of students by preparing them to participate in and contribute to a global society and workforce development with the necessary skills, knowledge and dispositions to improve their life-long learning skills and contributions to society through a TEAM (“Togetherness Empowers All Mechanisms”) approach.



T.E.A.M. Approach

Our Core Values

Core Values

 

RESPECT
 
We believe and will continue to ensure that all individuals across our campus are respectful of each other in their daily interactions and activities and under all circumstances, and we seek to affirm and reinforce that mutual respect is received.
   

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
 
We will ensure that our students are prepared to be effective and productive citizens in the 21st century by offering a challenging and well-rounded curriculum and ensuring learning outcomes.
   

ACCOUNTABILITY
 
We acknowledge and assume responsibility for our actions and decisions and expect the same from our internal and external stakeholders.
   

INTEGRITY
 
We will exhibit integrity through consistency in our values, methods, principles, expectations and outcomes.
   

TRANSPARENCY
 
As part of our responsibility to our stakeholders, we will ensure that our business and educational practices are open and available for review.
   

SERVICE
 
We will continue to provide aid to the local community through service-learning, community service, and faculty engagement to make a positive impact within New Orleans and the state of Louisiana.
   

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
 
We will continue to foster inclusions that lead to the diversity of the University community and stakeholders.