Tri-State University promotes intellectual and personal development, through professionally-focused learning opportunities, preparing graduates to succeed, lead, and serve.

To achieve this mission, Tri-State University undergraduate and graduate students receive personal attention through small classes and excellent teaching.  We focus on your future by providing career-oriented higher education that emphasizes:

•  active participation in classes, with a focus on teaming and collaboration
•  the useful and practical, to complement rigorous theoretical study
•  intentional co-curricular experiences to cultivate holistic student development
•  learning how to do, while learning what to do

 

VISION

Tri-State University will be recognized as the premier private university, recognized by our stakeholders as engaged, dynamic, growing, and adding value.

 

VALUES

Tri-State University’s mission and vision for the future rest on five core values that define our foundational beliefs and guide all that we aspire to accomplish.

•  Personal and professional growth with a focus on creative endeavors and lifelong learning
•  Quality teaching, learning, and scholarship
•  A highly responsive, dynamic environment
•  A trustworthy, secure, and caring community that embraces diversity
•  The highest ethical standards in all activities

 

GOALS

To realize our mission and achieve our vision, the following operational goals have been established to guide our day-to-day activities:

•  Provide a responsive and effective environment for student learning, student living, and personal achievement
•  Build a community which exemplifies and celebrates diversity
•  Develop and strengthen corporate and community partnerships
•  Continue to enhance facilities and services to complement the quality of educational programs, optimally utilizing information and technology
•  Consistently and passionately engage students, alumni, faculty, staff, administration, and trustees in the mission and life of the University
•  Support systematic planning, developmental, and assessment processes to assure ongoing improvement of the University and its programs