DISTANCE EDUCATION MISSION:
The mission of distance education at the Youngstown State University is to extend faculty expertise and other resources beyond the physical limits of the campuses to meet learning needs of state, regional, and national audiences. In addition, campus programs and courses will be enriched by these linkages, and cooperative arrangements with other state colleges and universities. The university will provide high quality education through distance education by offering a broad range of certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate programs. These are delivered via technology, maximizing accessibility by removing the barriers of location and time. Distance Education courses and services of the highest quality will be delivered in a timely, customer-oriented, and cost-efficient manner.
DISTANCE EDUCATION VISION STATEMENT:
Distance Education at Youngstown State University will prepare students for a world in which information and economic environments are becoming globalized. Through technologically-enhanced teaching-learning opportunities, the university will reach out to a community of learners by creating learning environments that students will find to be:
- Caring and personalized
- Learner-centered
- Accessible and convenient
- Responsive to students' needs
- Accommodating to students' schedules
- Interactive among students, faculty and staff
- Academically stimulating and challenging
- Replicating the same high quality for education and support services as in the traditional on-campus environment
The University will become a leader and the center of excellence in distance education programs and services that contribute to the larger social mission of education and training in the region. Distance education is central to the broader educational agenda to advance student centered teaching, learning, research and service within the entire University and State of Ohio.
DISTANCE EDUCATION VALUES STATEMENT:
In keeping with the values of the University, Distance Education and off-campus instructional programs at Youngstown State University are committed to the values of:
- integrity and human dignity;
- collegiality and public engagement;
- cooperation and communication;
- creativity and innovation;
- community service and leadership;
- academic and intellectual freedom;
- pursuit of excellence;
- electronic privacy;
- accountability;
- diversity.
