Mission & Goals

University Mission Statement:

Rowan University will become a new model for higher education by being inclusive, agile, and responsive, offering diverse scholarly and creative educational experiences, pathways, environments, and services to meet the needs of all students; maintaining agility by strategically delivering organizational capacity across the institution; and responding to emerging demands and opportunities regionally and nationally.

Click here for a printable pdf, including the Strategic Pillars, Institutional Goals, Operational Values, and Strategic Domains.

This mission statement was approved on June 14, 2017, by the Rowan University Board of Trustees. For information on the development process, please visit the Mission Statement Development webpage.

 

College Mission Statement:

The Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering fosters an inclusive environment where impactful research and design are an integral part of educating critical thinkers, and adaptive, creative problem-solvers in a changing and challenged world.

This mission statement was approved on June 25, 2021.

 

College Goals (Common to all Programs):

The goals of the undergraduate engineering programs are to enable students to:

1. Understand and apply the core science and mathematics principles that form the basis of engineering disciplines,
2. Work individually and in teams to identify and solve complex engineering problems and develop an understanding of interdisciplinary problem solving and system design,
3. Understand and apply advanced technology (computers and laboratory equipment) to solve complex engineering problems,
4. Understand the importance of the humanities and social sciences as part of a well-rounded education and the practice of engineering,
5. Have a strong sense of the importance of ethics in an engineering setting as well as other aspects of their lives,
6. Develop communication skills so that they can perform engineering functions effectively.