Mission & Goals
Vision Statement
The Honors College at Towson University is a premier provider of advanced undergraduate education that inspires leadership, resilience, and critical thinking across disciplines through its curricular and co-curricular innovations.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Honors College is to forge a diverse community of students, faculty,
and staff united by a shared desire to challenge themselves academically, personally,
and professionally. To fulfill this mission, the Honors College provides students
with an innovative selection of curricular and co-curricular opportunities. A complement
to any major field of study, the Honors College fosters interdisciplinary perspectives,
public-spirited community participation, creativity, and ethical deliberation, yielding
civically-engaged graduates who are ready to tackle complex, real-world problems.
Core Values
Academic Excellence: Students will strive individually and together in groups to explore, connect, and
understand critical challenges, issues, problems and questions in the arts, business,
education, health, humanities, and sciences. They will also gain a significant understanding
and excel in at least one major discipline.
Academic Freedom: Students will learn to participate in open discussions and debates in a context of respect for a variety of viewpoints and experiences.
Creative and Critical Thinking: Students will develop the ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information, to solve problems creatively, and to communicate clearly and effectively.
Global Perspective: Students will engage in curricular and co-curricular experiences that will equip them with the kinds of experiences, knowledge, and skills needed to function as citizen-leaders in an increasingly global and urbanized world.
Leadership: Students will contribute to the life of the college, the university, and the larger communities to which they belong as engaged participants and leaders.
Lifelong Learning: Students will regard the pursuit of knowledge and quest for wisdom as a lifelong activity that demands constant commitment and growth, both personally and professionally.
Mentoring: Students will have the opportunities to be mentored by faculty, staff, and alumni and to learn how to mentor other members of the Honors College and the Towson University community.