Southern Cross University is committed to:
• applying the values of honesty, civility, creativity, teamwork
and courage;
• pursuing the highest standards in learning, teaching and research;
• enhancing the natural qualities, social cohesion and knowledge
base of the university’s distinctive region in eastern
Australia;
• promoting equity and cultural diversity with a particular
focus on the region’s Indigenous peoples;
• contributing to an ethical, enterprising and caring society;
• ensuring that Southern Cross graduates have the professional
knowledge and skills to contribute productively to their
chosen vocations in a global community, and the intellectual values
to strive for reform;
• developing national and international partnerships for mutual
benefit and strategic achievement;
• pursuing and responding to new challenges with resourcefulness
and by expanding our resource flexibility to achieve
greater self-reliance;
• striving for continuous improvement through systematic performance
evaluation.
In pursuing our mission, the University sets itself the following major
priorities for the years 2002 to 2005:
1. to focus our research efforts, increase research
productivity, promote our research profile, and increase the number
of our postgraduate research students;
2. to continue to improve the quality of learning
and teaching;
3. to improve university learning opportunities for
regional students through our different campuses as part of one University,
and address regional needs through collaboration with other educational
providers and regional organisations;
4. to maintain a balance of on-campus and flexible
learning programs, stimulate greater independence of learning for students
as part of lifelong learning, and further develop flexible learning
initiatives that are attuned to the needs of our students and strategic
partners;
5. to further develop distinctive programs relevant
to the needs of the University’s region in eastern Australia and
our global location in the Asia/Pacific region;
6. to internationalise our programs and focus our
overseas activities for the benefit of students, staff and our regional
community;
7. to strategically focus our entrepreneurial activities,
extend and diversify our income and resource base, and seek multiple
benefits from any investment of time and resources;
8. to continue to improve the quality of university
experience for our students, the quality of university life for our
staff, and the quality of our management processes;
9. to enhance the leadership potential and performance
of our staff through strategic staffing support and development, and
provide widespread recognition of the value of the work of all staff
in the University;
10. to promote the image of the University and awareness
of its programs and achievements in Australia and overseas.
Approved by Council 23/11/2001
