University Mission

Dedication to knowledge is the foundation of The University of West Florida. All that we do or propose to do must serve the transmission, creation, application, and preservation of knowledge. To that end, our mission is to enhance and promote the educational, cultural, economic, and natural environments of the people and region we serve through quality teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment, and service.

Strategic Goals

The University of West Florida achieves its mission by:

• continually developing UWF as a distinctive, comprehensive public university, focused on meeting the educational, research, and service needs of the region,
  
  
• providing educational programs, centers, and support functions of distinction,
  
  
• enrolling and retaining an inspired student body of sufficient size to afford an appropriate college life and resource base,
  
  
• promoting diversity and collegial culture among faculty, students, staff, and community,
  
  
• promoting and enhancing partnerships with the community and improving communications between the University and the region,
  
  
• strengthening regional pre-school, elementary, and secondary education,
  
  
• enhancing regional economic development,
  
  
• and participating in and supporting the protection of natural resources in the region.