Mission & goals
NAU-Yuma provides the same high quality education you’ve come to expect
Although located several hours south of the main Northern Arizona University campus, our standards are exactly the same. Our purpose within the NAU community is to provide an outstanding undergraduate education strengthened by scholarship, graduate and professional programs, and innovative methods of delivery in Yuma and the surrounding region.
Values and goals of Northern Arizona University’s Yuma campus
Our mission is shaped by the following values and goals:
Values
- Excellence in education: Offer high-quality education to all students
- Student success: Place learner needs at the center of our academic and service planning, policies, and programs
- Educational access: Provide all qualified students with access to higher education
- Diversity: Achieve multicultural and global understanding as a priority of educational and civic life
- Community engagement: Assist the community in its efforts to improve quality of life
- Integrity: Operate with fairness, honesty, and the highest ethical standards to sustain a community of trust
- Civility: Support a safe, engaging, and respectful campus climate and a commitment to the community
Goals
- Student success: Promote access to quality and affordable education, and encourage high levels of student engagement and achievement
- Community engagement to advance educational attainment: Develop relationships among educational, civic and other institutions to improve educational attainment in the region
- Commitment to economic and social development in the region: Support regional economic and social development that contributes to improved quality of life
- Commitment to Hispanic, Native American, and First-Generation students: Respond to the educational needs of historically underserved populations in the region including Hispanic, Native American and first-generation
- Global engagement and sustainability: Prepare students for global citizenship and promote values of sustainability among students, the university and regional communities
For more information on NAU’s higher arching mission, vision, and goals, we invite you to visit the Office of the President’s website.