Clayton State University provides an intellectually challenging, culturally rich learning environment, encouraging all students to take advantage of the outstanding educational and career opportunities provided for residential and commuter students from a diverse range of ethnic, socioeconomic, experiential and geographical backgrounds. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs of superior quality taught by a professionally active teaching faculty committed to promoting academic excellence. University programs and services are informed and guided by the following essential considerations: 1) recognizing and responding to the increasingly complex global context of contemporary life; 2) promoting community-based, experiential learning to create enduring and meaningful connections between education and other aspects of life; 3) encouraging and providing opportunities for continuous education and growth; and 4) developing an understanding of advanced applications of modern technology