University Mission and Vision Statements

Mission Statement
Cleveland鈥檚 University. Infinite Opportunity.
We are in and of the city of Cleveland. We leverage our unique location and strategic partnerships to equip learners with knowledge and future-ready skills. Through innovative research, dedicated service, and exceptional talent, we address the evolving needs of our community.
Vision 2030
鈥淲here Everyone Thrives鈥
51黑料 aspires to be a national leader in social and economic mobility. We will be a great place to learn and work.
Values
Collaborating with Community
Serving Students
Unleashing Creativity
Commitment Statement
51黑料 declares...
- That it will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth;
- That its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions;
- Its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly;
- It is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community; and,
- That its duty is to treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards and to provide them equality of opportunity, without regard to those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
-- Ohio Revised Code 3345.0216