Vision, Mission, & Values

Our Vision

To be a nationally recognized leader in preparing innovative scholars and practitioners who advance leadership and workforce development through research, education, and service.

Our Mission

To cultivate transformational leaders and generate impactful research that enhances individual, organizational, and societal well-being through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and community engagement.

Our Priorities

We build our foundation on a set of core values that drive our collective journey forward.

Research & Scholarly Productivity

This priority focuses on amplifying the School’s research contributions by targeting high-impact scholarly output and expanding funding sources. By doing so, we aim to raise the national profile and academic standing of SLHRD.

Student Success

Student retention and graduation are foundational to our mission. This priority aims to enhance support systems, academic advising, and engagement strategies that lead to meaningful student outcomes.

Enrollment Growth & Instructional Capacity

As our academic programs grow in popularity, especially online offerings, we must scale our instructional capacity and support services to ensure a quality educational experience for all students.

Academic Quality & Curriculum Innovation

Ensuring our curricula meet the evolving demands of industry and academia is essential. This priority targets program relevance and alignment with workforce needs while also enhancing the quality of doctoral education.

Operational Excellence & Institutional Contribution

To remain competitive and effective, SLHRD will focus on sustaining strong academic operations and ensuring our graduates are prepared to contribute meaningfully in diverse settings.

Our Commitment

We are dedicated to making a direct, positive impact on our academic community and beyond. Our commitment is embodied in a strategic framework that emphasizes:

Student-Centered, Applied Learning

We provide an applied, student-centered learning experience that builds in our graduates the knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking needed to become global citizens, leaders, and positive change agents.

Collaborative Engagement

We champion an environment where open, respectful dialogue is encouraged, fostering a culture of mutual learning and shared success. 

Strong Science-Practice Focus

We believe a strong theory-research-practice linkage is critical in an applied field and realize this through effective collaboration, the provision of evidence-based tools and interventions, and ongoing local and global engagement.

Excellence

We strive for a global reputation of excellence to be realized through rigorous, cutting-edge research, adherence to the highest ethical standards in teaching, research and practice, ongoing professional development of all members of our learning community, and the creation of an exemplary, dynamic curriculum that meets the needs of our stakeholders.