THE RÍO PIEDRAS CAMPUS
Mission
University of Puerto Rico
The Campus is charged by law, as are all other units of the University System, with carrying out the General Mission of the university, which is set forth in Article 2 (B) of the University Law (January 20, 1966). The mission reads as follows:
-
To cultivate love of learning as conductive to freedom, and to stimulate the pursuit and free discussion of knowledge, in an atmosphere of respect for creative dialogue;
-
To conserve, enrich, and spread the cultural values of the Puerto Rican people and to strengthen an awareness of their unity
in the common undertaking to find solutions to problems in a democratic manner;
-
To seek the full development of the student
and to impart to him a sense of the individual’s responsibility
to the general welfare of community;
-
To fully develop the intellectual and spiritual wealth latent
in our people, so that the intelligence and spirit of those exceptional
individuals who arise from all social spheres, especially those
least favored economically, may be put to the service of the
Puerto Rican community;
-
To collaborate with other organizations, within the sphere
of action appropriate to the university, in the study of the
problems of Puerto Rico;
-
To bear in mind that, by its very nature as
a university and its identification with Puerto Rico’s
ideals, the University of Puerto Rico is joined in an essential
way to the values and interests of every democratic community.
The Río Piedras Campus
In addition to this general mission, the Río Piedras Campus has its own particular mission, the product of the special historical
and cultural circumstances of the campus. This mission helps to define the course of the future development of the campus, clarifies
the special contributions that the campus makes to the University System and to society as a whole, and distinguishes this from the
other campuses and units of the system. The mission is as follows:
-
To foster the integral education of its students through programs of study which promote intellectual curiosity, the capacity for
critical thinking, constant and ongoing learning, effective communication, an appreciation for and cultivation of ethical and aesthetic
values, participation in the working of the campus, and a sense of social awareness and responsibility;
-
To provide graduate education of the highest quality, the key elements of which are research and creative activity, and
to help strengthen undergraduate education. Furthermore, to provide post-baccalaureate programs for the education and training of
professionals of the highest caliber, persons committed to the ideals and values of Puerto Rican society;
-
To provide an undergraduate education of excellence, one which offers students a unified vision of knowledge that brings general
education and specialization into harmony, and to foster in students a capacity for independent study and research;
-
To develop teaching and research skills, and to promote participation in the life of the community, and service to that community,
with respect for the historical and social conditions of Puerto Rico, taking into account its Caribbean and Latin American surroundings,
yet reaching out into the international community; to enrich and strengthen the storehouse of knowledge associated with the
consolidation of Puerto Rican nationality, its history, language and culture, while at the same time fostering the growth and
dissemination of knowledge at an international level;
-
To develop innovative, relevant programs of research, community service, and continuing education that will support and contribute
to the academic and professional activity of the campus. These programs will also contribute to the transformation and continuing
progress of Puerto Rican society, to the analysis of the socio-economic and political problems of the island, to the formulation of solutions
to those problems, and to the improvement of the quality of life.
|
