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Mission & Goals
MISSION
As a premier metropolitan public research university,
the University of South Florida recognizes in its mission a dedication to
“academic excellence and the ethic of community responsibility.” To fulfill
this mission, USF’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions seeks to identify,
recruit, admit and enroll first-time-in-college freshman and transfer
students from the Tampa Bay Region, Florida, the United States, and the
world, who individually and collectively demonstrate the ability to be
academically successful and personally responsible members of the USF
community and the society in which we live. To this end, we envision a
broadly diverse undergraduate student body of creative, innovative and
engaged scholars involved in the advancement of knowledge and its
application to global solutions while helping to shape a university of
national and international distinction.
GOALS
1) To align the academic profile of the University of South Florida’s
incoming undergraduate students with peer institutions within the State
University System, the Big East Conference and nationally as well as to
position USF to be eligible for membership in the American Association of
Universities (AAU);
2) To attract more high ability undergraduate students to the University of
South Florida, particularly those recognized nationally through the National
Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic Scholars programs as well
as transfer scholars as designated by USA Today and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
International Honor Society of the Two Year College;
3) To pursue aggressive outreach to first-generation-to-college students
from economically and/or educationally disadvantaged communities, with a
special emphasis on those who self-identify as being from populations
historically underserved by higher education in Florida, the region and the
nation;
4) To enroll freshman and transfer students who will persist in their
academic programs and graduate from the University of South Florida with
their baccalaureate degrees, many of whom may choose to continue or return
to USF for graduate or professional degrees as well;
5) To recruit more undergraduates with academic interests and professional
goals in classroom teaching, engineering, nursing and information
technology, all areas in which there is a critical need in Florida for
qualified college graduates;
6) To provide exceptional, student-centered customer service to all
prospective students and their parents or guardians, high school counselors
or transfer advisors, teachers and other advocates;
7) To explore, evaluate and implement innovative programmatic, technological
and operational initiatives to position USF’s Office of Undergraduate
Admissions to be recognized regionally and nationally for effective,
efficient and ethical business practices; and,
8) To uphold the
Statement of Principles of Good Practice of the National
Association of College Admission Counseling, the policies of the University
of South Florida and the State University System of Florida, and local,
state and federal laws.
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