Roadmap for the Future: Excellence in Action
Strategic Initiatives 2008 - 2013
Vision and Mission Statements
Vision Statement - The University of Louisiana at Monroe strives to distinguish itself in preparing students for meaningful lives and service to humanity by excelling in student-centered learning—turning vision into action.
Mission Statement - The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is committed to serving as a gateway to diverse academic studies for citizens living in the urban and rural regions of the lower Mississippi Delta.
The university offers a broad array of academic and professional programs from the associate level through the doctoral degree, including Louisiana's only public Pharm D program.
Complemented by research and service, these programs address the postsecondary educational needs of the area’s citizens, businesses, and industries.
The university ensures student learning by promoting a comprehensive context for the intellectual, scientific, cultural, technological, and economic development of a diverse student and faculty population.
ULM values the continued development of mutually beneficial partnerships involving schools, government, businesses, and a variety of community-based agencies.
ULM is categorized as an SREB Four-Year 3 institution, as a Carnegie Master’s College and University I, and as a COC/SACS Level VI institution.
ULM will offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs and will be committed to graduate education through the master’s degree, offering graduate programs to meet regional or state needs.
The university will limit associate degree offerings to 2+2 programs, conduct research appropriate to academic programs offered and necessary for program accreditation, and implement, at a minimum, Selective III admissions criteria.
ULM is located in Region VIII.