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Values

The University of South Florida values:

  • Excellence in teaching and learning; scholarship and research (both basic and applied/translational); together with community engagement and public service based on the highest standards of discovery, creativity and intellectual attainment,
  • Outstanding research and scientific discovery, including the application of new knowledge to solve state, national and global problems,
  • Recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and high potential undergraduate and graduate students,
  • Access to a world-class, globally relevant and affordable education, including utilization of alternative modes of delivery,
  • Student competitiveness, success and academic achievement through knowledge, communication and critical thinking skill acquisition,
  • Cultural and ethnic diversity and inclusion along with an enhanced global experience, understanding, and appreciation,
  • Integrated, interdisciplinary inquiry and collaboration across departmental, college and campus boundaries,
  • Facilitating the optimal development of personal and professional potential of students, faculty, and staff, and enriching the quality of an engaged campus community,
  • Shared governance structures that empower all USF stakeholders, campuses and entities to reach their full potential,
  • The creation and support of a premier university system that adds value to the region, state and nation while ensuring necessary levels of autonomy and preserving the distinctive regional and strategic identities of all member campuses and entities,
  • An environment of collegiality based on the principles of academic freedom, respect, integrity, civility, the freedom to engage in debate, the exchange of ideas and intellectual discovery, and professional responsibility,
  • Mutually beneficial partnerships and community engagement that increase the understanding of, and present solutions to, local and global challenges, with a mind to strengthening the economy and building sustainable healthy communities,
  • An entrepreneurial spirit and innovation with a focus on defining, informing and generating “next best practices”,
  • The utility of proven and emerging technologies to enhance instruction, learning, research and engagement, and to improve service quality and efficiencies in institutional business practices,
  • Focus and discipline in aligning the budget and fiscal resources with institutional priorities and action, and
  • Transparent accountability along with timely and effective communication.