Division of Sciences
Mission
The Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and services in biological sciences, chemistry, and mathematics. We encourage scholarship, open inquiry, and the free exchange of ideas within our departments, classrooms, and laboratories. We promote the application of knowledge beyond those settings. We seek to foster these principles in every one of our students, regardless of their academic background.
Vision
Our vision is to have well-educated undergraduate students who understand the interrelationship between science and the ethical, political, and philosophical universe in which they live. Our division seeks to educate scientifically and mathematically literate members of society. We want our students to be able to apply the education they receive to their own careers and to use it as constructive members of society. We provide a component of education that enables our graduates to contribute intellectually to the discussions and decision making that characterize our scientific and technological age. We strive to provide this component with the scientific and analytical tools needed to continue to develop in a world of rapid, technological change.