Mission Statement
The role of the English Language Institute is to provide international students with a program in which English proficiency and academic growth are the result of their participation. Our goal is to provide a friendly, supportive atmosphere that embodies the goals of the university which are:
- Promote students' intellectual, social, and leadership growth.
- Recruit and retain qualified, dedicated faculty and support staff.
- Recruit and retain qualified, motivated students.
- Provide the necessary library and other facilities to support quality instruction, research, and public service.
- Provide an educational environment that encourages systematic inquiry and research.
- Promote and support diversity and provide for equitable opportunities for minorities.
- Offer a wide range of academic studies in pre-professional, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral programs.
- Collaborate with other universities, institutions, and constituencies.
- Provide instructional research and public service through distance learning and technology.