All people benefit from the creation, understanding and dissemination of knowledge. That concept lies at the core of the university’s mission and vision. The university’s mission is centered on people in a variety of manifestations. We are committed to:

Transforming lives through

• education of our students, preparing emerging generations for lives of ongoing discovery and full engagement as they shape an evolving world
• excellent health care we provide to all, building the quality of life and the general well-being of people everywhere
• economic development capacity based on a capable workforce of prepared and dedicated alumni
  
• marketable discoveries generated by innovative faculty, and unmatched intellectual resources
• service defined by quality and effectiveness, applying the benefits of knowledge to the betterment of all

Transforming education through

• continually improved quality of the academic enterprise, driven toward measurable outcomes and assessment
• a commitment to integrated academic experiences emphasizing purposeful student development, rich in contextual learning such as research, co-op, study abroad, industrial collaboratives, service learning, internships, practicum experiences,  all leading to rigorous assessment
• aggressively inclusive pathways of access to affordable university programs and resources
• alignment with state initiatives to guarantee a return on public investment
• maintaining access to an increasingly diverse student population to cultivate future generations of scholars and researchers who will ensure our long-term competitiveness
• a rich campus life, including nationally competitive athletic programs and recreational sports

Transforming knowledge through

• ongoing discovery in an environment of intellectual freedom that promotes and rewards inquiry, analysis and the generation of new knowledge
• collaboration in various contexts to encourage the real-world application of ground-breaking innovation
• leveraging resources as a complex, comprehensive urban research university to fully support the acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge
• innovation in multidisciplinary collaborative education and research, leveraging UC’s relationships with the business, civic, cultural, educational, health care and professional communities composing our urban environment