University of New Haven Mission Statement and Core Values

Mission Statement

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a global society by providing the highest-quality education through experiential, collaborative, and discovery-based learning.

Core Values

We are guided by the following core values. They express the core elements of our culture and how we approach issues and make decisions essential to advancing the University of New Haven Mission.

  1. Student Centered: We place their success at the center of our decisions and activities to cultivate their full potential academically and personally.
  2. Engaged and Inclusive Community: We foster and celebrate diversity, inclusion, equity and access and strive for continuous improvement of these.
  3. Impactful Education: We intentionally engage our students in experiential education to prepare them for purposeful and fulfilling lives in a global society.

Employee Core Competencies

As part of the Strategic Plan, a University-wide committee identified seven employee Core Competencies that support the University’s mission and its values; measure the successful and effective performance of all employees of the University of New Haven; and guide the evaluation and performance management process and goal-setting activities. Read more.

University Statement About Institutional Voice

Read the University’s statement on institutional voice, here.