Southwest Baptist University

Mission and Vision Statements

of The College of Science and Mathematics


Mission Statement:

The SBU College of Science and Mathematics pursues excellence in its program areas and offers quality instruction from a Christian perspective to non-majors to broaden their scientific awareness and to undergraduate and graduate majors to prepare them for career success or further study in their chosen field.

Vision Statement:

The SBU College of Science and Mathematics pursues excellence by:

  • serving our diverse population of undergraduate majors and non-majors as well as graduate majors in broadening their scientific knowledge and integrating Christian faith with scientific disciplines;
  • preparing students for continued scholarship and positions of leadership from a Christian perspective in occupations that are impacted directly by our college;
  • providing leadership in the uses of technology to enhance teaching and research and in communicating technology's role to our students, the university community, and society; and
  • promoting scholarship of the faculty by encouraging pursuit of advanced degrees, continuing professional development, research, grantsmanship, and professional presentations and publications.