Mission
Savannah State University, with its
long tradition of serving African-American students,
offers a uniquely sensitive and supportive
community, rich with abundant opportunities for
students to develop leadership skill that foster
individual and group values and successes in pursuit
of cultural, social, and economic advantages. This
vibrant tradition has been expanded to serve all
students regardless of race, ethnicity, or culture.
Individual intellectual growth and character
development are assured through both intra- and
extra-curricular experiences blended with community
service encounters designed to enhance the
appreciation and value of diversity in both ideas
and peoples.
(source: Savannah State University
Strategic Plan: 2002-07)
Vision
Long the keystone institution in the
African-American community of coastal Georgia,
Savannah State University, serves a critical
function by preserving, interpreting, and
transmitting the African-American legacy to future
generations. It accomplishes this in the context of
a student-centered state-of-the-art curriculum
emphasizing the liberal arts combined with
technological mastery and social science competence
suitable for the world culture of the 21st century.
The university is building upon its historic role to
provide a contemporary higher education opportunity
for traditional and non-traditional students from
the larger community, regardless of race, and is
doing so while working to elevate the social,
cultural, and economic conditions of its external
community and stakeholders. Savannah State
University tempers the learning experience with a
blend of scholarship, research, community service, a
passion for excellence, and an unwavering commitment
to community development.
(source: Savannah State University
Strategic Plan: 2002-07) |
