Given this strategic environment, how then will Southern Polytechnic fulfill its mission and achieve its vision? The following seven principles will guide the University’s strategic actions as it strives for excellence in all of its activities.
 
A. Student-Centered Approach
The University will promote a student-centered culture that sustains educational excellence, fosters student development, and supports high levels of student achievement.
 
B. Campus Community
The University will continue to grow as a collaborative and collegial community that is an attractive and humane place to teach, learn, and work.
 
C. People
The University will foster individual and professional growth and personal and social responsibility for all members of the campus community.
 
D. Programs
The University will maintain a balance between theory and practice in its academic programs while broadening its offerings to include programs in engineering, emerging sciences and technologies, and relevant fields.
 
E. International Initiatives and Diversity
The University community will promote and sustain international initiatives and embrace cultural diversity as the norm.
 
F. Community and Economic Development
The University, in partnership with its various constituencies, will advance community and economic development in the State of Georgia to improve the quality of life and raise the educational level of its citizens.
 
G. Resources
The University will more effectively and efficiently utilize and expand its human, physical, technological, and financial resources.

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Last updated: June 17, 1998