Savannah State University, with its long tradition of serving
African-American students, offers a uniquely sensitive and
supportive community, rich with abundant opportunities for
students to develop leadership skill that foster individual
and group values and successes in pursuit of cultural, social,
and economic advantages. This vibrant tradition has been
expanded to serve all students regardless of race, ethnicity,
or culture. Individual intellectual growth and character
development are assured through both intra- and
extra-curricular experiences blended with community service
encounters designed to enhance the appreciation and value of
diversity in both ideas and peoples.
(source:
Savannah State University Strategic Plan: 2002-07)
Vision
Long the keystone institution in the African-American
community of coastal Georgia, Savannah State University,
serves a critical function by preserving, interpreting, and
transmitting the African-American legacy to future
generations. It accomplishes this in the context of a
student-centered state-of-the-art curriculum emphasizing the
liberal arts combined with technological mastery and social
science competence suitable for the world culture of the 21st
century. The university is building upon its historic role to
provide a contemporary higher education opportunity for
traditional and non-traditional students from the larger
community, regardless of race, and is doing so while working
to elevate the social, cultural, and economic conditions of
its external community and stakeholders. Savannah State
University tempers the learning experience with a blend of
scholarship, research, community service, a passion for
excellence, and an unwavering commitment to community
development.
(source: Savannah State
University Strategic Plan: 2002-07)
