APPENDIX C
California State University, Hayward, is committed to educational excellence for a diverse society. Encouraging and advancing learning is our primary mission. This purpose is achieved mainly by providing instruction for undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts and sciences and the professions, including business and teacher education. The campus is also a social and cultural center for public enrichment. In partnership with surrounding communities, the University helps identify and address issues of importance to the region.
To further its educational objectives, the University expects excellence in instruction. It also encourages pursuits designed to foster and maintain among its students, alumni, staff, and faculty a lifelong enthusiasm for intellectual activity, including basic research, artistic creation, the integration of knowledge, and the application of scholarship to practical problems.
The Hayward campus serves the higher education needs of the people of California, especially those in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Upper-division and graduate instruction is offered also at the University's campus in Concord. Students at California State University, Hayward increasingly reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of California and the Bay Area. Many students enroll part-time and most are employed. Many transfer from other institutions or resume their educations after lengthy interruptions. The University also serves international students who add to the heterogeneity of the Hayward campus's growing number of resident students and contribute to education for the global society.
We welcome the great variety of students on our campuses as both a challenge and a strength. The University is dedicated to providing an equitable education within a nurturing environment for all its students. Flexible scheduling, advising, and support programs help fulfill this objective. Respecting and learning from each other's distinctive experiences and traditions, students, faculty, and staff form a community dedicated to free inquiry and the unfettered exchange of ideas and criticism, as well as to practical accomplishment.
California State University, Hayward provides an education that is rigorous, stimulating, and empowering. Because ours students must apply their learning to real-life problems, the University's programs foster active and capable participation in public life. The University is committed to relatively small class size and year-round operation. Its students benefit from close contact with faculty and staff and convenient access to current technology, services, and library materials.
Holding itself to high standards of achievement, the University pledges to help its students meet these standards. The University also seeks to arouse a broad range of curiosity in its students and to prepare them for a lifetime of critical inquiry and learning. Thus, the educational experience at California State University, Hayward extends beyond the classroom to include a rich assortment of extra-curricular, research, and service activities that complement effective instruction and help make the campus vibrant and welcoming.