Core Values

• Responsible Leadership. We value a learning environment that engages, inspires and challenges our students to become thoughtful, principled and responsible leaders.

• The Power of Ideas. We value the development of creative and innovative ideas. We support a collaborative research culture that sustains excellence and promotes external relevance.

• Global Perspective. We value the multi-cultural nature of our location. It inspires our participation in the global exchange of ideas that connect our community to the world.

• Responsive Engagement. We value relationships with our stakeholders that help them achieve their goals. We endeavor to contribute to the emergence of metropolitan Vancouver as a centre for knowledge creation and innovation.

• Diversity. We value an environment that respects and embraces diversity in all its forms and believe that diversity is a source of innovation.

• Collegiality. We value an academic and work environment in which people treat each other honestly, courteously and with each other’s best interests in mind. We value pluralistic, inclusive decision-making. We educate responsible leaders. We are committed to providing a quality learning environment that engages, inspires and challenges our students to become thoughtful and responsible leaders.