Vision, Mission, & Goals

Office for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity

Vision: To help students find their passion & purpose through experience

Mission: To provide opportunities for students in all disciplines to enhance their education and become integrated into the NAU community by actively and successfully engaging in research, creative, and/or scholarly projects.

These activities will result in graduates who

• are able to use critical thinking skills and information analysis in their decision-making processes
• understand the nature of research, investigation, and original work
• are prepared to utilize their disciplinary inquiry skills in their communities and workplaces
• can successfully attend graduate and professional degree programs or establish careers in their disciplines

Strategic Goals:

• Promote the inclusion of research, scholarly, creative, or inquiry projects as a required component of the curriculum in all Degree Programs.
• Expand the scope and impacts of the Office for Undergraduate Research & Scholarship programs and activities to enhance undergraduate students’ academic and professional success
• Contribute to the development of students’ critical thinking, information literacy, creativity, quantitative reasoning, scientific reasoning, and effective communication skills throughout their academic careers
• Increase the visibility of NAU as a leader in opportunities for all undergraduates to engage in inquiry, research, scholarly, and creative work
• Develop a community of accomplished teacher-scholars to provide high quality mentoring support for undergraduates to have successful research experiences