The University of Oregon is a comprehensive public research university committed to exceptional teaching, discovery, and service. They work at a human scale to generate big ideas. As a community of scholars, they help individuals question critically, think logically, reason effectively, communicate clearly, act creatively, and live ethically.
PurposeThey strive for excellence in teaching, research, artistic expression, and the generation, dissemination, preservation, and application of knowledge. They are devoted to educating the whole person, and to fostering the next generation of transformational leaders and informed participants in the global community. Through these pursuits, they enhance the social, cultural, physical, and economic wellbeing of their students, Oregon, the nation, and the world.
VisionThey aspire to be a preeminent and innovative public research university encompassing the humanities and arts, the natural and social sciences, and the professions. They seek to enrich the human condition through collaboration, teaching, mentoring, scholarship, experiential learning, creative inquiry, scientific discovery, outreach, and public service.
