Mission Statement of Alliant and its Schools

Mission Statement of Alliant International University

Alliant International University prepares students for professional careers of service and leadership, and promotes the discovery and application of knowledge to improve the lives of people in diverse cultures and communities around the world.

Alliant is committed to excellence in four areas:

1. Education for Professional Practice
   Alliant’s educational programs are designed to give students the knowledge, skills and ethical values they need to serve and lead effectively in a variety of professional settings. Alliant graduates are expected to achieve mastery of a body of knowledge and be able to apply that knowledge in professional practice in order to achieve desired and beneficial outcomes.
   
2. Scholarship
   Scholarship in the Alliant context includes the discovery of new knowledge; the discovery of new applications of knowledge to solve practical problems; the integration of knowledge in new ways; and innovation in teaching knowledge and professional competencies.
   
3. Multicultural and International Competence
   Alliant is an inclusive institution committed to serving diverse populations around the world by preparing professionals to work effectively across cultural and national boundaries; by increasing the number of professionals working in underserved areas; and by understanding and responding to the needs of diverse communities.
   
4. Community Engagement
   Alliant’s faculty, students, alumni and staff are dedicated to making a positive difference in the world through professional education and practice. We measure the success of our university in part by the impact we have, both directly and indirectly, on the welfare of individuals, families, organizations and communities.
   
   

Missions of Alliant's Schools

Mission Statements of Alliant Schools Graduate School of Education California School of Professional Psychology

At Alliant International University, we sometimes refer to ourselves as "a family of schools," and this is true in several ways. The two schools that came together to form Alliant were each innovative institutions with distinctive missions of their own. Those missions have been handed down to their offspring, Alliant, and still remain compelling today. From United States International University (USIU), we have inherited an enduring commitment to internationalism. From the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), we have gained strong convictions about how professionals should be educated and how important it is for them to develop multi-cultural competence.

The values we have inherited from these legacy institutions underlie the university's mission statement above (adopted by the Alliant Board of Trustees in November 2008). Many of Alliant's schools have also adopted school mission statements; links to those are found in the blue box above.

• In all of our programs, we prepare students to enter professions: psychology, education, management and public service, in which their future success depends upon the mastery of a specialized body of knowledge and skills.
• We emphasize the practical application of knowledge, and our approach to education incorporates theory and practice. In most of our programs, students learn in the field as well as in the classroom.
• The "professional practice" model implies both a goal and a method of education. We prepare students for independent, knowledge-based careers of service and leadership in a variety of fields.