Mission Statement

Since October of 1997, members of the University of Oregon community -- faculty, staff, students, and administrators -- have engaged in an examination of what our University can become, a process for change intended to transform our University into an institution in which research and teaching, discovery and communication, will be integrated anew for the benefit of the total community. The challenge we face is not to seek change just for the sake of change, but rather to change to meet new expectations among our stakeholders and to create new opportunities in the marketplace of ideas and education. We will pursue change out of our enduring strengths and our commitment to academic excellence.