Worldwide College of Arts and Sciences Annual Report

OUR GOALS

MISSION

The Embry-Riddle Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences develops and supports career-ready graduates and advances all students to be lifelong learners and leaders in their professional disciplines. Through the general education program, the college emphasizes academic rigor in critical thinking, global perspectives, creative problem solving, communication, scientific and cultural literacy and ethical interaction with the contemporary world. In its academic degree programs, the college focuses on applied studies that implement state-of-the-art curricula to educate students for long-term professional success. Experienced faculty from diverse backgrounds prepare students to be analytically comprehensive by promoting disciplinary knowledge and the ability to conduct defensible analysis. The college supports learners through comprehensive student success components, experiential learning opportunities and engagement with public and private sector partners. The college conducts basic, applied and translational research and engages in creative work. It also provides mentored research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. In doing so, it fosters unique and innovative disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, approaches to and applications in STEM, social and behavioral sciences, humanities and comprehensive civil security studies that have societal impact. Furthermore, the college serves as a hub for education, research and engagement with government and industry in security and resilience and builds focus areas in fields such as humanistic STEM and data science.

Enhance our students’ experience through holistically delivered, rigorous education

Systematically advance our programs, certificates and curriculum

Increase the scholastic and social presence of the college through research, creative works, professional leadership and innovation

Champion our faculty and strengthen our college through engagement, coordination and partnership

Implement an interdisciplinary,

interdepartmental Virtual Collaboratory for Security and Resilience Education, Research & Engagement

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