Mission
The
mission of the ISE Department is to teach, conduct research, and
serve the community through professional and technology
development. The ISE
Department intends to constantly increase educational quality and
opportunities for students that foster creativity, leadership,
responsibility, the habit of individual inquiry, and the capacity
for lifelong learning. The
ISE Department is committed to providing graduates who improve the
quality of life and meet the needs of the manufacturing and
service industries. The
ISE Department strives to attain a level of research and scholarly
productivity befitting a major research university and warranting
national and international recognition for excellence.
The
departmental mission is consistent with the view of Industrial and
Systems Engineering as an academic discipline and the needs of our
student body as discussed in Section B.1.
The Department mission and the program educational
objectives derived from it (the next section) are consistent with
the broader institutional mission of the University and the
College of Engineering.
University
Mission and Values Statement
Florida
International University is an urban, multi campus, research
university serving South Florida, the state, the nation and the
international community. It
fulfills its mission by imparting knowledge through excellent
teaching, promoting public service, discovering new knowledge,
solving problems through research, and fostering creativity.
As
an institution of higher learning, Florida International
University is committed to:
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Freedom
of thought and expression
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Excellence
in teaching and in the pursuit, generation, dissemination, and
application of knowledge
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Respect
for the dignity of the individual
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Respect
for the environment
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Honesty,
integrity, and truth
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Diversity
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Strategic,
operational and service excellence
College
of Engineering Mission Statement
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INNOVATE
and conduct research that will enable and inspire graduates to
improve the quality of life, meet the technical needs of
industry and government, and contribute to the economic
viability of Florida and the Nation.
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EDUCATE
and foster the habit of individual inquiry, lifelong technical
learning, leadership and achievement through top quality
academic opportunities.
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SERVE
the community through research, scholarly activity and
community outreach, as befits a major, urban, comprehensive
research university.
