- Excellence: Expecting the highest level of achievement by students, faculty, and graduates.
- Leadership: Developing consensus, generating knowledge and ideas to solve pressing educational and social problems.
- Diversity: Embracing individual differences in every aspect of the educational process.
- Discovery: Expanding knowledge and human understanding.
- Innovation: Creating and testing new approaches and models for solving educational and social problems.
- Collaboration: Building relationships, nurturing partnerships, and enhancing opportunities.
- Service: Caring for others; addressing the needs and problems of society.
- Accountability: Accepting responsibility and evaluating effectiveness.