Institutional Vision, Mission, Core Values

Vision

We engage students, inspire change and enrich community.

We nurture students through community connections, tied to our values and our region, grounded in Chattanooga,
a great drawing card and we value our place.

Mission

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a driving force for achieving excellence by actively engaging students, faculty and staff, embracing diversity and inclusion, inspiring positive change and enriching and sustaining our community.

At UTC we develop a community on campus, enable students to go into the global community
and we provide a nurturing environment that connects students, community and opportunity.

Values

We believe that students are the reason our institution exists.

We affirm the essential function of a liberal arts education.

We commit to transformational engagement with our community.

We nurture a culture of creativity, scholarship and innovation.

We embrace diversity and inclusion.

We pursue excellence in all that we do.

We live integrity and civility.