CSUDH has a well-established Mission statement that spells out the principal goals driving the university. The English department of course upholds this Mission statement in a variety of ways. Below we list the themes from the University’s mission, and show the corresponding more specific goals of the English department.
| University Missions | | Department Missions |
|---|
| Promote "Communiversity" | | Serve the immediate area by preparing teachers and scholars |
| Promote a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic teaching and learning community | | Remain committed to recruiting a diverse range of students and faculty |
| Promote international perspectives | | Maintain a curriculum that includes works of literature and linguistic analyses originating outside the U.S. |
| Promote excellence and pluralism in higher education | | Prepare students to think perceptively, write effectively, and think critically
Develop and maintain a curriculum that celebrates diversity in literature and language |
| Address contemporary social concerns | | Remain committed to the investigation of social issues as represented in modern works of literature and contemporary linguistic studies |
| Remain committed to teaching, learning, research, scholarship, and creative activity. | | Maintain a strong Subject-Matter Preparation Program in English to and service prepare high-quality secondary teachers
Maintain strong classes that support Liberal Studies' aim of preparing high-quality K-8 teachers Support student and faculty research to the fullest extent possible Give future ESL teachers appropriate background and training |
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