Participation
- 36 group discussions (brainstorming sessions)
- 903 responses (submitted through a Google form – 3/15 through 3/26)
| Role* | N |
|---|---|
| Alumni | 40 |
| Board member | 5 |
| Community member | 24 |
| Emeriti | 6 |
| Faculty | 137 |
| Staff | 161 |
| Student | 602 |
* It is possible to have multiple roles (e.g., staff and community member).
1-word
30 most frequent words (larger words occur more often)
2-word
20 most frequent two-word sequences (larger sequences occur more often)
3-word
| Top 40 phrases | Frequency |
|---|---|
| a better world | 46 |
| build a better | 33 |
| strength in diversity | 33 |
| finding strength in | 27 |
| to build a | 27 |
| to the global | 27 |
| public liberal arts | 26 |
| in diversity and | 24 |
| joy in growth | 24 |
| local to the | 24 |
| suny geneseo is | 24 |
| the local to | 24 |
| theory to practice | 24 |
| truth to justice | 23 |
| connect the local | 22 |
| geneseo is a | 22 |
| and joy in | 21 |
| diversity and joy | 21 |
| students to build | 21 |
| to justice and | 21 |
| journey to connect | 20 |
| a journey to | 19 |
| and theory to | 19 |
| global truth to | 19 |
| justice and theory | 19 |
| on a journey | 19 |
| to connect the | 19 |
| geneseo prepares students | 18 |
| liberal arts college | 18 |
| practice finding strength | 18 |
| prepares students to | 18 |
| the global truth | 18 |
| to practice finding | 18 |
| liberal arts education | 15 |
| students to be | 15 |
| re on a | 14 |
| we re on | 14 |
| at geneseo we | 13 |
| grow with us | 13 |
| and globally aware | 12 |
Words
Words with 1 vote each:
| Word | Votes |
|---|---|
| academic | 1 |
| academics | 1 |
| activism | 1 |
| adaptability | 1 |
| adaptive | 1 |
| anti-racist | 1 |
| authentic | 1 |
| aware | 1 |
| challenging | 1 |
| collaboration | 1 |
| creativity | 1 |
| curiosity | 1 |
| deliberate | 1 |
| diverse | 1 |
| diversity | 1 |
| education | 1 |
| empowerment | 1 |
| exceptional | 1 |
| extraordinary | 1 |
| free-thinking | 1 |
| health | 1 |
| holistic | 1 |
| honest | 1 |
| honesty | 1 |
| humanity | 1 |
| innovative | 1 |
| integrity | 1 |
| intellectual | 1 |
| intentional | 1 |
| interdisciplinary | 1 |
| investing | 1 |
| justice | 1 |
| justicejust | 1 |
| knowledge | 1 |
| noncorporate | 1 |
| nonracist | 1 |
| persevere | 1 |
| preferably | 1 |
| professional | 1 |
| progressive | 1 |
| purpose | 1 |
| respected | 1 |
| rigorous | 1 |
| scholarship | 1 |
| self-realization | 1 |
| social | 1 |
| tradition | 1 |
| transparent | 1 |
| unique | 1 |
| unity | 1 |
| unparalleled | 1 |
| well-being | 1 |
Phrases
Phrases with 1 vote each:
| Phrase | Votes |
|---|---|
| a sustainable future | 1 |
| academically challenging | 1 |
| basic student success, able to fend for themselves | 1 |
| committed to addressing climate change | 1 |
| critically thinking | 1 |
| data-driven reasoning | 1 |
| decision makers | 1 |
| devoted to student success | 1 |
| dynamic and inclusive learning environment | 1 |
| employable alumni | 1 |
| ethical character | 1 |
| excellence in scholarly achievement | 1 |
| expansion of social perspectives | 1 |
| explore, discover, and share knowledge | 1 |
| faculty led curriculum | 1 |
| hands-on learning experiences | 1 |
| high academic standards | 1 |
| intellectual curiosity | 1 |
| intellectually vibrant community | 1 |
| liberal arts | 1 |
| master learners | 1 |
| opening career opportunities | 1 |
| rejecting the business of education | 1 |
| selective professional education | 1 |
| social justice | 1 |
| successful post college careers | 1 |
| sustainable community | 1 |
| the pursuit of truth in a community of friends | 1 |
| whole-person growth/strength/resilience | 1 |
Statements
| 348 mission statements/ideas received through Google form (most recent at the top) |
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| Our mission is to make our world a better place so come here to start a great journey. [faculty] |
| A community of change and scholarly opportunity. A place that provides equal opportunities in a world that struggles with it. [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo is dedicated to inspiring the pursuit of knowledge, while providing an inclusive, diverse space where students can grow, learn, and thrive. We prepare graduates to contribute to a changing world. [faculty] |
| Geneseo welcomes you with open heart and mind. Bring your gifts, talents and experiences, and join us as we connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Staying together and united, we can make a difference to help change the world. [staff] |
| Geneseo inspires students to build a better world. Finding strength in diversity and joy in growth, Geneseo students learn to build a caring and connected community. [student] |
| Education as a practice of freedom [alumni, faculty] |
| inclusivity, reform, development, change [student] |
| Preparing students to be impactful parts of our growing globe [student] |
| The mission of SUNY Geneseo is to serve the people of New York and the world through excellence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. [faculty] |
| We are a public, Inclusive Liberal Arts Campus, devoted to local, as well as Global responsibilities and learning. [emeriti] |
| transformational learning for creative engagement [faculty] |
| key phrases: integrity, empathy, social justice, authentic, respect [staff] |
| At Geneseo, we’re a supportive and inclusive community on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and knowledge to action, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. [faculty] |
| We inspire students to be the next generation of socially responsible and globally aware leaders. [staff] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo students connect and grow. [student] |
| Immersive learning, intersecting passions [student] |
| Find strength through diversity [student] |
| Community [student] |
| N/A - I liked the examples’ connections between community/joining together and justice, though. [alumni, faculty] |
| students’ unique potential [faculty] |
| When students and parents read our mission statement, I believe it should be uplifting and inspiring.and have the power of optimism. Students should read our mission statement and say “WOW, that’s someplace I want to be”. [staff] |
| Geneseo prepares today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, scholars, and champions for justice. By engaging students in a broad based liberal arts education we allow them to examine the world around them from a wide variety of cultural, scientific and societal points of view. Our students, faculty, staff, alumni and surrounding community are dedicated to learning from one another and accepting everyone’s voice as we can continue to grow as a team of teams. [faculty] |
| To create a transformative educational experience for students focused on deep disciplinary knowledge; problem solving; leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills; and personal health and well-being. [faculty] |
| Find a home at Geneseo as you set out on a journey of self-discovery, learning, and unite for a brighter tomorrow. [faculty] |
| Develop in learning, capacity and service. Enrich our world. [faculty] |
| Sustainability, accountability, relationships [student] |
| Geneseo, A place to learn, grow and shape the future for all. [staff] |
| Opening minds through the LIBERAL arts [faculty] |
| Preparation for life - a do-it-yourself project that comes with no instructions. [faculty] |
| Learn. Experience. Create. Collaborate. Challenge. Grow. [alumni, faculty] |
| Geneseo is a place to grow, learn and thrive in an ever-changing world. Here we connect locally to grow globally, we find the truth to create justice and build bonds that connect a diversified community in order to create an inclusive learning environment where every student succeeds. [student] |
| Rural, even more than local, is underused in HE yet a priority for government, local communities, and global awareness. Mutual. Reciprocal. Socially-embedded - words that emphasize collaborative practice with students and regional community. ASU has a lot to guide us. Also COPLAC peer Georgia College begins with history, which is harder to find in Geneseo’s context despite our great origin stories. [community member, faculty, staff] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global world, make truth serve justice, and put theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. [student] |
| Geneseo aims to be an inclusive campus, promoting diversity and culture. We aim to educate about global happenings and support social education [student] |
| Joining the Geneseo community not only brings it students to learn and grow diversely as an individual but connects them with a population of students who strive to better themselves as a whole and to prepare them for a brighter future by learning to be diverse and to expand their perspective through education in Geneseo. [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. [faculty] |
| We learn for community. We learn for world. [faculty] |
| public liberal arts, creativity and intensive learning, kind and connected community [faculty] |
| Geneseo inspires creative transformational learning. [faculty] |
| Geneseo inspires students to become lifelong learners in the absence of prejudice and to use their knowledge for the betterment of all people. It is a place that cultivates creativity, investigation and discovery and promotes integrity, honesty and caring. [faculty] |
| academic excellence, transformational experiences, local engagement, global impact [faculty] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect truth to justice, theory to practice, and the local to the global, finding strength in diversity and joy in each other. Connect with us. Grow with us. [faculty] |
| A public liberal arts college serving the citizens of New York, the United States, and the world, SUNY Geneseo is dedicated to the proposition that an education characterized by free inquiry and cultivating a spirit of lifelong learning is accessible to all. A Geneseo education fosters well-rounded human beings, dedicated to the discovery of truth and the appreciation of the diversity that has resulted from its pursuit, who are prepared for success in any endeavor. [faculty] |
| academic, education [faculty] |
| Build students a life-long learning ability [faculty] |
| Intellectually vibrant and inclusive community engaged in building a better world. [faculty] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world, connect the local to the global, make truth serve justice, and bring theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and meaning through growth. We welcome you to join us in this journey. [faculty] |
| Geneseo paves the road for global understanding, social justice, and scholarly endeavor. Join us on the journey to forge your future path. [faculty] |
| Focused on producing graduates prepared for a dynamic world with rigorous academics, co-curricular activities, and opportunities for growth and transformational learning. [faculty] |
| Diverse Community, sustainable future [faculty] |
| Our mission is to take a student-focused approach to inspire students: • To achieve a sense of purpose • To facilitate meaningful connection with others • To establish and contribute to ongoing communities • To remain engaged with learning [faculty] |
| Geneseo is one of the most welcoming schools I’ve been exposed to that contains such beautiful scenic views, kindness, equality, differentiation, opportunity, and inclusion. [student] |
| Geneseo is a public liberal arts college were students develop their analytical skills, enabling them to become engaged citizens, and can find fulfillment in their professional and personal lives [faculty] |
| cultivation of the spirit of curiosity and critical inquiry [faculty] |
| Public Liberal arts college. [faculty] |
| “Succeed Academically” “Discover Your World” “Challenge Yourself” “Explore Community” “Expand Intellectually” “Accomplish Your Goals” “Exercise Discipline” “Study to Purpose” “Find Your Independence” “Perform Responsible Citizenship” “Take Pride in New York State” “Mens Sana in Corpore Sano” “Embrace Performance of Goals” “Become Diversity” “Consume Mindfully” “Contribute Your Expertise” “Live Your Potential” “Engage with History” “Develop Knowledge” “Project Your Future” [faculty] |
| love, imagination, integrity [faculty] |
| Emphasis on quality education [faculty] |
| I do not have a specific mission statement in mind. However, I would like to see us develop one that anyone on campus can identify with. It should not be less student-centric, but should be one that any member should be able to identify with (e.g., growing, finding strength in diversity, etc.) regardless if they are a student, staff, or faculty. [community member, faculty] |
| try for better [student] |
| Our mission is to provide an extraordinary public liberal arts educational experience that promotes connectivity, creativity, growth, lifelong learning and integrity. We are a community that strives to shape lives of purpose. [staff] |
| SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts and research university with professional and graduate programs. Geneseo offers rigorous curriculums, transformational learning, and rich co-curricular life experiences. Geneseo embraces community, diversity and inclusivity to inspire students to be socially responsible citizens and prepares those to enrich life and have success in the world. [staff] |
| Here at Geneseo, we aim to have every student feel apart of a great community. Through involvement and acceptance, we give students the opportunity to grow and in turn find what truly defines you! [student] |
| Intellectual [faculty] |
| Sustainability should be central to the mission statement [student] |
| Geneseo strives to create a sustainable, diverse, and ever-growing community of life long learners. [student] |
| Acceptance. Preparation for life after college. [student] |
| sustainability, knowledge and skills to change the world [student] |
| Enriched learning, inspired living. [staff] |
| Geneseo is a place to initiate a lifelong learning process. Sparks growth on an infinite level. [student] |
| My mission is to grow as a person and a student. I want to go on important journeys in life to make me more aware of what’s happening in the world and how I can play my part to make it better. I want to enjoy life to the fullest and see what it has to offer me. [student] |
| A bunch of people becoming one family, one knight, building a better society one student at a time. Come join us, come grow with us, become a knight. [student] |
| Be the best I can be. [student] |
| While Geneseo prepares and engages students to build a better world, it also encourages their own journey to connect the local to the global world, truth to justice, and theory to practice, while finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Seize the opportunity to join and grow with us. [student] |
| Inclusivity [emeriti] |
| Let the sunset guide you to family. [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college that dedicates and encourages their students to learn and experience a dynamic environment. [student] |
|
Connect, develop, discover, imagine. Build a better world. Find your joy. Become your best self. Join the Geneseo community. OR |
| Geneseo cultivates an inclusive community where students, staff, and community members grow to make a better world full of caring, engaged, and dedicated life-long learners. [student] |
| giving students a space to grow and learn more about themselves and what they can do to help the world [student] |
| Diversity [alumni, staff, student] |
| Making memories every day [student] |
| liberal arts, rural [student] |
| Geneseo aims to foster and maintain a spirit of inclusivity and community both on and off of campus. [student] |
| Our liberal arts college makes grow, connect, and strength our education. Through its inclusive environment and strength in its diversity, here our journey’s begin and our lives improve and we are always moving forward. [student] |
| Geneseo is an inclusive and accepting community where students learn, grow, and make life long friendships. [student] |
| Diverse [student] |
| “the local to the global” would be best rephrased [student] |
| Peaceful [student] |
| Create an inclusive community of life long learners who are mindful and open-minded [student] |
| preparing students for meaningful lives, or lives of purpose [staff] |
| academic adversity and overcoming obstacles [student] |
| Geneseo trains students to make the planet a safer place. We’re on a mission to link the local and the world, truth and justice, philosophy and reality, finding power in diversity and joy in development. Students at Geneseo link and evolve. [student] |
| Sustainability, active, friendship building [student] |
| Geneseo is good, and Geneseo is great [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo values learning, creativity, inclusivity, civic responsibility, and sustainability. Through our dynamic and inclusive scholarly environment, we are dedicated to learning how to become globally aware citizens and building an inclusive and accessible community. We envision a better world through the efforts of our caring community to continually challenge themselves to engage. [student] |
| key words: diversity and inclusivity, success, awareness, conscious [staff, student] |
| Geneseo’s inclusive and supportive community creates an environment in which its members can become global citizens, integrating knowledge and experiences from both inside and outside of the classroom as we strive to make the world a better place. [student] |
| Our mission, at Geneseo, is to build a better world through premiere education and unmatched connectivity. To promote innovative learning while fueling the strength found in our diverse culture. [alumni] |
| Geneseo’s mission statement is to be inclusive and acceptive of the whole community, while maintaining a healthy and work friendly environment. [student] |
| You are not required to complete the mission, nor are you free to ignore it. [student] |
| Geneseo aims to prepare students for their role in a constantly changing world. Together, we can grow, change, and build a better world. [student] |
| Promote unity, working together to continue to do better to treat others with kindness and respect. Work together to create the best learning experience for students to carry with them for whatever career path they shall choose. Ensuring a safe and comfortable environment. [staff] |
| Find your purpose. Expand your mind. Change your world. [student] |
| Geneseo strives to provide an engaging, educational experience that expands beyond just the walls of the classroom. We teach students how to learn, but we also teach people how to grow. Our community is constantly expanding their individual and cultural awareness, ultimately fostering a campus population that revolves around inclusion, diversity, and acceptance. All individuals are given the opportunity to succeed in both scholarly endeavors as well as personal, self-fulfilling goals. [student] |
| Geneseo, where we help you create the best you [staff] |
| Diverse Attainable challenge Encouraging professors Community feel [student] |
| Community, experiences, long term relationships, figure out who you are [student] |
| Here at Geneseo we are driven to helping our community and students grow and learn to change the world for the better. [student] |
| Not an addition but a suggested edit: “justice” is such an uncomfortable word to hear as a student who is part of a marginalized community and who is an ally for people of other marginalized communities. Too reminiscent of “law and order” phrasing and mentality. The concept of justice in America is too tied to oppression and continued marginalization. I highly, highly suggest removing that phrase from the potential mission statement. [staff] |
| Part of what got me to go to Geneseo rather than the nearest SUNY school was that it was said to be different. The quality was compared to a public Ivy League school. That was the key differentiator. The message of all are welcome feels like everyone else. What’s different? [student] |
| Here at Geneseo, we are committed to an inclusive and learning oriented environment for our students. Grow with as we prepare students to go into the world and make a change. [student] |
| Sustainability [student] |
| Inspire Hope Love Meaning Making Purpose Persevere or Resilience Dynamic Scholarly [staff] |
| Welcoming, Friendly environment/atmosphere, affordable education [student] |
| life long opportunities [student] |
| Geneseo carries a goal that we can all work to achieve. [student] |
| I would start by saying that "…through the academic and experiential learning the students receive at Geneseo…is intended to …. (better world, community, justice, and similar phrases). [faculty] |
| I think there should be more focus on the academic aspects of the school. These are great, and highlight important aspects of a community, but we’re here to learn and only one of the pillars mentioned is remotely related to actual education. [student] |
| Diversity, Equity, Developing, Ever-Changing, Inspiring, Involved [student] |
| We value equity . . . [staff] |
| inspiring, critical thinking [student] |
| molding practice to truth [student] |
| Building Character [staff] |
| Building a Better Global Community Together [community member, faculty] |
| Geneseo is the place where you find out what path you want to take on academically. Being here will also help to make memories with your new friends. You will see so much growth over the years. [community member] |
| Kindness [student] |
| acceptance, togetherness, strength [student] |
| Geneseo prepares each generation of learners to thrive in a better tomorrow. [student] |
| Well connected and caring community [student] |
| I don’t like the phrase build a better world! engage, work to achieve, strive, passion, inspire [student] |
| Geneseo, the place where happiness resides, relationships grow and learning thrives. [student] |
| Add service to the community [student] |
| inspiring [student] |
| We are all in this together [student] |
| Geneseo Strives to create long lasting relationships with students and the community. We look to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere to all, through bettering our world and those around us. Diversity and inclusion is a main priority and values in the geneseo community. [student] |
| Geneseo works towards encouraging students to do better and be better [student] |
| Always be true to yourself and make everyone feel welcomed and included [student] |
| When seeking to build a better world, know when and how to hold yourself accountable [student] |
| A community where people can grow, learn, be diverse, unique and truly themselves and accepted for who we are. [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo spreading awareness and creating an inclusive community [student] |
| Geneseo is dedicated to providing not only an empowering community, but one that is inclusive to all who find their place amongst our liberal arts institution. [student] |
| Giving a voice to all members of our community, Geneseo offers the skills and academic rigor in order to be the leaders of tomorrow. [student] |
| An anti-racist, inclusive community. A campus that facilitates life-long learning and service. This is the climate of SUNY Geneseo. Join us today for an enriching, educational, and fulfilling experience. [student] |
| Making the world a better place, by inspiring individuals to become better people. [student] |
| Join us at Geneseo to build…. include same message as samples [student] |
| Join Geneseo’s mission to groom life-long learners throughout a public liberal arts university. With strength in diversity and determination as a character building block, Geneseo will provide students with a great way of providing for the community. [student] |
| Geneseo rocks and rules [student] |
| Inclusion, welcoming [staff, student] |
| Community [student] |
| Inspiring [student] |
| Engaging [student] |
| Building a better world, one day at a time. [student] |
| I liked all the other phrases and statement! Definitely like the idea of new experience and growth. [student] |
| lasting relationships [student] |
| We strive to learn and grow as a community. This can be accomplished by exploring growth opportunities, promoting diversity and helping out each other. [student] |
| mutual respect for all individuals, sustainability, helpful, welcoming, successful alumni [student] |
| key word: collegial [student] |
| Become the best person you can possibly be and help create the best world possible [student] |
| Geneseo teaching when no one thought it was possible [student] |
| To provide our students with respectable, high-quality educations in a fiscally sound manner to ensure Geneseo continues to be a vibrant community. [student] |
| Maybe add another sentence after about the future. [student] |
| Building a better future. [student] |
| growth [student] |
| Understanding, compassion [student] |
| Geneseo works in every way to make its campus community welcoming to everyone nation and worldwide, while making it feel a home away from home. With its rigorous academic values and standards, Geneseo prepares their students to become great world leaders while never forgetting where it all started! [staff, student] |
| We are here to grow, discover and to change the world. Join us on our mission. [student] |
| Engaging in the world around us in ways that allow growth and inspiration to others. [student] |
| we aim to connect and include and provide a life changing college experience [student] |
|
Geneseo is the place that makes me feel the most like myself and at home! Some key words that I associate with geneseo are: Home, family, encouraged, welcome, unique, supported…. One of my favorite things about geneseo is the heart of the community. There is not much around geneseo, but it the people that make the environment so euphoric to me. [student] |
| Mindfulness together envision inquiry critical thinking [student] |
| Geneseo strives for the best, while respecting the process of learning.The school transforms your ability to learn and challenges you to be the best individual you can be. We are a family and a community, who stand by each other in both the highs and the lows. [student] |
| Something about accountability would be nice. [student] |
| value, vision, passion, hope [student] |
| Geneseo aims to connect students together to create life long relationships and continues to open its doors to all backgrounds because everyone deserves a chance to learn. Join Geneseo as we make the world a better place. [student] |
| Geneseo is a great place to help prepare students onto a journey that helps up connect local into global places. In the meantime we are growing in joy and finding strength in diverse ways that help us in ways we don’t even realize. [student] |
| Equitable [student] |
| Encouraging [student] |
| I would add something about “morality” [student] |
| I think any mission statement should begin with “Here at Geneseo, we…” because it feels very inclusive to me and it’s a strong opening. [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo strives to create impactful students. Here we work towards engaged learning and empowering students. The Geneseo community is one of a kind with a tight knit group of students who are outgoing, friendly and inclusive. [student] |
| Dedication, Objective [student] |
| Connecting career skills to life skills through a deeply connected community and integrative learning. [student] |
| Geneseo prepares and learns with it’s students in order to prepare them for the world and everything it has to come. It’s inclusive and friendly environment make sure every students feels welcomed and wanted. [student] |
| Geneseo is an inclusive community of motivated students who use their qualities of growth and harmony to promote the idea of a better world. [student] |
| Build an inclusive environment [student] |
| Geneseo: a place where students are individuals, not mere numbers, with a chance to flourish [student] |
| Environmental awareness [student] |
| Geneseo’s goal is to contribute to a changing world through kindness, inclusivity, and a commitment to growth. Our community is more than just academic, it’s a family. [student] |
| progress, connections, exploration [student] |
| Geneseo is where you can find yourself and be completely you. [student] |
| Join with us. Grow with us. As we embark on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice; finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo encourages students to build a better world. [student] |
| Geneseo students use kindness to create a welcoming community that focuses on learning and building new experiences. [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo cultivates learning and personal growth in students of all backgrounds and abilities through engaging and emerging learning environments. [student] |
| Geneseo looks to build an inclusive community of students, staff and other members of the community, finding strength in our diversity and bettering the community around us. [student] |
| have a fun experience [student] |
| Geneseo strives to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome and can work to become responsible, active citizens. [student] |
| Lifelong foundations of service and learning [student] |
| community, harmony [student] |
| “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” - aristotle [staff, student] |
| growing together as a community, learning from other’s experiences [student] |
| Investing in our future [student] |
| Geneseo is a college dedicated to creating a better world by equipping students on what they need to know to build a better community and inspire others. [community member] |
| Geneseo is on a mission to uphold the values of a liberal arts education and devlop scholarly, responsible global citizens. Through rigorous study and the challenge to serve, we hope to transform our students, faculty, and our community into a people that contribute to the upward call of Truth. [community member, student] |
| Professionalism, respect, career focused [student] |
| Connect and inspire to a greater world [student] |
| Home [student] |
| Geneseo helps all students to grow and become a better individual. All professors love and want to help students better them selves and want them to accomplish. Geneseo wants their students to make the world better. [student] |
| Inspire to have a powerful voice. Mistakes make us better. School work and your future always comes first. Grow and constantly be better. Connect to the global world and be aware. [student] |
| inclusivity and growth are key words to use [student] |
| Foster your future through Geneseo - a community engaged with developing lifelong standards of excellence, truth, and growth on academic and personal levels. [student] |
| Here at Geneseo we build a future, a community of strong minded individuals that will soon take to the world and make change. [student] |
| Geneseo is a close community and provides a great education for every student that goes here. It is a beautiful campus surrounded by gorgeous views. [student] |
| When I first came to Geneseo I was surprised with how welcoming and inviting everyone was, this emphasized the goals of the college to me. It emphasized the goals of bringing everyone together and accepting, it emphasized the individuality in between everyone everyone, as well as the college and the community of Geneseo working together. [student] |
| The mission of SUNY Geneseo is to offer an affordable, inclusive public liberal arts education of the highest stature and transformational experiences that allow our graduates to advance knowledge and improve their own lives and the lives of others in the commuity, New York state, the nation and beyond. [staff] |
| Geneseo is an institution that aims to foster a sense of life-long learning, inclusivity, and inspire students to never stop reaching higher. [student] |
| Add, “The future is shaped by the new generation we help guide.” [student] |
| Commitment to social responsibility [student] |
| Here at Geneseo, we are devoted to creating the best opportunities possible to educate the posterity; to help reshape our world. We strive for honesty in justice; connecting theory to practice; cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity to inclusivity; and education in engagement. Our life-long learners become responsible citizens who desire social growth in their communities. [student] |
| Sustainability [student] |
| additional key words: social growth, academic, open [student] |
| Geneseo works towards building an active alumna community, ensuring that students past, present, and future alike have bountiful opportunities to grow, transform, and overall succeed in the field that makes them happy. [student] |
| I really love the direction the previous examples were going in! Hurray! I would also speak about building a meaningful life by [the previous examples]. [staff] |
| Geneseo has remained dedicated to building a strong community, connected by joy, diversity, truth, and strength. [student] |
| Inclusive, dynamic, engaging [student] |
| Geneseo encourages students to help build a better world that is inclusive of all. [student] |
| We thrive in success and portray the kindness the world needs [student] |
| SUNY Geneseo strives to give a liberal arts education that allows students to see the world through global lens, and through this, students learn how to think critically, embrace our differences and the differences of other, listen to different perspectives and channel our own voice in our own meaningful ways, and apply the skills that we learned to the real world. [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect our wide-reaching liberal arts education to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Learn to inspire. [student] |
| passionate [student] |
| spreading the power of optimism [student] |
| Community focused, academically enriching [student] |
| We are looking to cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone feels open and safe to share their feelings and learn [student] |
| I would replace the second sentence with “We strive to connect local experiences with global causes” [student] |
| growing, inclusivity, helping others [student] |
| Equitable, sustainable [staff, student] |
| Connection to community, safe and supportive learning environment, care and consideration of others, commitment to inclusivity [student] |
| sustainability of academic, social, economic, and political impacts [staff, student] |
| inclusive environment, helpful and positive [student] |
| dedication to learning sustainable living *learning today for a better world tomorrow [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. As we journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity, joy in service, and dignity in growth, connect with us, explore with us, grow with us. [staff] |
| SUNY Geneseo is a unique school in that you gain an education, and a community. [student] |
| Education. Awareness. Change. [student] |
| Become the best version of yourself that you can be. Better yourself and your future. [staff, student] |
|
-Thrive -Encouraging community -Succeed on your unique path -Hands-on learning -Meaningful learning opportunities/experiences -Accessible -Confident students [staff] |
| Geneseo embodies the idea that we can build a better world by connecting ourselves to our fellow community members. By doing this we can learn more about each other and truly understand each other. [student] |
| strong research focus [staff] |
| understanding, respect, patience [staff] |
| Geneseo provides an opportunity for a transformational learning experience in an inclusive, inquisitive, supportive, and civic-minded environment. As a liberal arts college, we educate and prepare students to be a strong voice and activist for truth and justice, thereby making a positive impact on the lives of others at the local, state, national and global stage. [staff] |
| Kindness and Service to others. [staff] |
| My mission statement it to build a better environment where everyone can feel welcomed a comfortable in their own skin. [student] |
| Strong community values, “Geneseo Culture” [student] |
| While Geneseo prepares students to build a better world, it also encourages their journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. [student] |
| Our comprehensive college reflects the beauty of the valley it resides in through the transformation of hearts and minds into socially responsible leaders devoted to service and betterment of the communities to which they contribute. [community member, staff] |
| I believe the first option (“Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo students connect and grow.”) was written the best out of the other options. I think it flows the best, has the best description of what Geneseo’s goals are, and it is a good length. [student] |
| Find your community that supports your growth. Geneseo is home [student] |
| At SUNY Geneseo students connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and great thinking to meaningful careers, finding strength in diversity, joy in growth, and purpose in making a better world. [faculty] |
| Community, life Long learners, comradery [student] |
| aware, compassionate, collaborate [student] |
| I really like “Our beloved Geneseo is devoted to imagining a better world. Our students embrace the opportunity to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Get in touch with us. Grow with us.” I like how it tells the students to grow and change with Geneseo. It is inviting. [student] |
| Small school big impact [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect on a global level, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo students connect and grow. Geneseo strides to create the leaders of tomorrow [student] |
| Geneseo seeks to encourage service, inclusivity and justice through knowledge [staff] |
| responsibility [student] |
| My mission statement is to create the best version of tomorrow for myself and others. [student] |
| grow individually with your family by your side. [student] |
| inclusivity [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world by contributing to a changing world. We are on a journey to make our students globally aware citizens by shaping their lives of purpose. We want our students to make a connection from the local level to the global level, the truth of the world to the justice we want for others and ourselves, and the theory of what we learn to the practice of our education. Connect with us to find strength in diversity and joy in growing. [student] |
| Geneseo’s goal is to prepare students to become lifelong learners in order to better the world around them. At Geneseo, growth is ongoing and is important as individuals and as a community. [student] |
| Geneseo focuses on helping students to learn and make the world a better, sustainable, and inclusive place. [student] |
| ….engaging and preparing young professionals for a dynamic career landscape… [staff] |
| Geneseo is here to connect the local to the global truth, and to be a part of the community around us. [student] |
| Molding socially responsible lifelong learners into world-changers. [student] |
| Anything to emphasize our amazing and kind community! That’s why I chose Geneseo [student] |
| Geneseo pledges to foster academic enrichment while forming a inclusive social climate for all members of the community. We denounce the racial inequality that has become blatantly clear. We are committed to actively trying to increase representation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and we are committed to holding ourselves and others accountable to combat all forms of prejudice and discrimination. [student] |
| Geneseo, building a better future by educating students to be global citizens and responsible learners. [student] |
| Accessible, equitable, supportive [student] |
| Geneseo is dedicated to providing students with life long knowledge and skills. We emphasize diversity and inclusion in our classrooms. [student] |
| At Geneseo, we imagine a world full of creative, caring, and dedicated citizens, each on a mission to serve other members of their communities and leave a positive mark behind. Through a liberal arts education, students have the opportunity to apply the values of diversity, inclusion, creativity, empathy, and dedication in their own communities. We hope you join us in this endeavor. [student] |
| UNITY [student] |
| Be a different person by the end. [student] |
| Geneseo a community working together to advocate and foster learning for all people. Join us in our efforts to create a socially just, aware, and kind campus [student] |
| to encourage the community to be united and continuously grow together with a common vision [student] |
| Our community of socially responsible and globally aware staff and students aim to curate a liberal arts college that prioritizes transformational learning. Through connection, empathy, and learning experiences, Geneseo strives to create a better world, one student at a time. [student] |
| At Geneseo we fill focus on preparing our students for the world. We will learn from our diversity giving us the ability to grow into the best version of ourselves while learning the skills we need going forward. [student] |
| kind knights [student] |
| Inclusive, hard-working [student] |
| connected, strong, resilient, well-informed [student] |
| Here at Geneseo, We want each student to come through here and want to help make the world a better place. One step at a time. We are all one and one for all. [student] |
| friendships [student] |
| Geneseo wants to make smart adults for a better world [student] |
| Geneseo is an esteemed school. We have a responsibility to uphold morals and the right thing to do. [alumni, community member] |
| Geneseo inspires students to connect with our community while continually learning, adapting, and making the most of every opportunity we provide for them. [student] |
| Education, academic, learning, challenging [student] |
| Kindness goes a long way and Geneseo is family [student] |
| Belonging, Action, Justice, Strength [student] |
| Geneseo delivers a meaningful liberal arts education while developing community life skills that work off of the current societal climate and adapts to it. [student] |
| Supportive community [student] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice and theory to practice. We find strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. [student] |
| Inquisitive, motivated, passionate [student] |
| I really like the option I chose for question #4. I would also like to note that option " Join with us. Grow with us. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo prepares students to build a better world." sounds a bit like a cult mission statement. Something about the abrupt “join with us” doesn’t sit right with me. Thanks! [student] |
| Lifelong learners that are committed to serve both in our community and as global citizens [student] |
| Geneseo is a public liberal arts college dedicated to transformational learning experiences through a rigorous curriculum and rich co-curricular life to advance knowledge and inspire students to be socially responsible, inclusive, and globally aware citizens who are challenged to serve and work for a better world. [emeriti] |
| Inclusivity, Caring, Compassionate [student] |
| Sustainability and community enrichment [student] |
| Commitment, pride, strength, successful [student] |
| Here at Geneseo, we are proud of our accomplishments from the opportunities we are able to provide for our students. [student] |
| We strive to nurture a mindset of life-long learning focused on developing values, skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to our communities, local and global, in light of our shared sense of responsibility for the ethical stewardship of our social and natural environment [faculty] |
| encourages, accepts, allows, emphasizes [student] |
| Improvement, Neurodiversity [student] |
| Investing in more than academics…investing in lives! [staff] |
| liberal arts; academic [faculty] |
| Please keep it short, crisp, and not generic. [faculty] |
| You can make the difference. [student] |
| To live a principle-centered life committed to continuous intellectual, spiritual and psychological growth, for acquiring deeper knowledge about the world, so I myself can provide value back to the world. [student] |
| The pursuit of truth in a community of friends [faculty] |
| Geneseo engages, educates and empowers students to become responsible global citizens. Finding strength in diversity, Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. [staff] |
|
Geneseo empowers individuals to know the world around us and within us. Geneseo is a community that empowers individuals to reach their full potential. We are here to listen, to learn, to teach, to debate, to change, to grow and advance our knowledge in pursuit of becoming socially responsible and globally aware citizens who are prepared for an enriched life and success in the world. [staff] |
| Learn, connect, empower, and be the difference [staff] |
| Enlighten, Engage, Empower. Geneseo shapes lives and the world. [staff] |
| SUNY Geneseo is committed to providing an exemplary liberal arts education that develops the next generation of engaged global leaders who are prepared to take on the world’s biggest challenges. [alumni, board member] |
| SUNY Geneseo is a school that aspires to develop the unique talents and abilities of exceptional students from all backgrounds. Our primary mission is to explore, discover, and share knowledge, centered around thoughtful inquiry and independent critical thinking. Our faculty and students strive for academic excellence in pursuit of our distinction as the unofficial honors college of the SUNY System. [faculty] |
| Experiences. Building lifelong relationships. [staff] |
| Strong research focus; inclusive, caring, and connected community; next generation of socially responsible and globally aware leaders [staff] |
| At Geneseo, “inquiry is a communal activity into the nature of the real.” [alumni, community member, faculty] |
| socially responsible global citizens" [staff] |
| curiosity and creativity [faculty] |
| Bring excellence!!! [faculty] |
| Welcoming excellence. Learning together. [community member, faculty] |
| My own mission statement is to find my path through experimentation, connect to what speaks to me, and to set my foundation for the world beyond. I want to challenge myself and go beyond my dreams [student] |
| At Geneseo, we strive to prepare our students to become active citizens in their communities, big and small. Our goal is for students to leave here equipped with the skills to navigate and contribute to an ever changing world, based in truth and justice, and appreciating the beauty and strength in diversity. Above all, we hope that our students continue to learn and grow throughout their life, and that they will turn classroom theory into real life practice, that makes for a better world. [community member, staff, student] |
| Believing. Connecting. Learning. Growing. [community member, faculty] |
| Big picture mindset, learning inside and outside the classroom, reputation [alumni, staff] |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world through innovative and experiential learning. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, from theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo students connect. [board member] |
| Experiential learning [staff] |
| innovative. evolving. (I also agree with this mission statement that was show on the brainstorming session info: Dedicated to learning, SUNY Geneseo, combines a rigorous curriculum, transformational experiences, and a rich co-curricular life to create students and alumni that are prepared to make a positive impact in their communities and the world.) [staff] |
| Geneseo strives to prepare every student for the challenges of the world, to equip each individual with the skills for success, and to raise social and educational expectations of oneself and of others as a collaborative, diverse body. We lay the foundation of our community with respect and inclusion, build walls with transformational learning and informative experiences, and continuously elevate the roof of possibility. We connect. We grow. We build a better tomorrow. [student] |
| Geneseo will prepare you to succeed for decades afterwards! [faculty] |
| It is the mission of SUNY Geneseo to create a community of scholars committed to a rigorous exploration of the humanities, arts and sciences that can generate sustainable, inclusive, innovative, and socially responsible solutions to local and global challenges. [faculty] |
| Impactful [student] |
| Join with us. Grow with us. Find strength in diversity. Build a better world. [alumni, community member, staff] |
| SUNY Geneseo promotes an inclusive living and learning environment that fosters well being, encourages engagement, and builds local and global citizenship among our students. [community member, faculty, staff] |
| Something about thinking and being thoughtful that captures how academic learning can lead to compassionate solutions. “Think about it / think out loud / think ahead / think over”? (But there are lots of unhelpful “think” phrases – “think alike / thinking cap / think nothing of it” – might be too easy to parody.) [faculty] |
| Educating the sons and daughters of the working class in NY [faculty] |
| Connect-Learn-Grow…or…connect-learn-serve. An interesting question we should wrestle with is if our mission is about students only or are we a community that is bigger than students in our mission? [faculty] |
| Attend, Learn, Connect, Improve, help make a better community. [faculty] |
| Join our supportive, caring, inclusive community. Learn, grow, and thrive at Geneseo and beyond. [staff] |
| Geneseo shapes lives of purpose by inspiring leaders to serve and improve the world through a community of teachers, innovators, researchers, creators and life-long learners. [alumni, staff] |
| 151 mission statements/ideas generated during brainstorming sessions (random order) |
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| SUNY Geneseo is a teaching, learning, and research incubator within a socially responsible and inclusive environment for students to emerge as global leaders. |
| Public Harvard, Social Justice, Aspirational, Empowerment, Pride, Family, Resourceful, Quality, Collaboration, Integrity, Accessible, Critical Thinking, Lifelong learners, Well rounded citizens, Today and the future, College and community working together, Committed to students, group learning, inclusivity, Building block, Beauty, Innovation/Future, Sense of belonging, Civic community, engagement, Feels like coming home, Healthy environment to learn and grow, celebrates individuality, family oriented, place to build dreams, dedicated to a spirit of service |
| A liberal arts community that shapes the future world while inspiring students for success. |
| Our stated values (including sustainability) should stay the same – these are CORE to our identity. And the stated value of sustainability is a direct outcome of student petitioning to include this as a stated value of our institution. |
| Vision: Geneseo aspires to nurture and empower students to demonstrate exceptionally high academic quality through their success in meeting the demands of a rigorous academic curriculum, competitive performance in nationally-rated competitions, placement. |
| SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts and research university with a rigorous and holistic education in a caring and connected community, preparing students for a rich and successful life. |
| A picturesque campus with a global perspective, Geneseo fosters deep and lasting connections to both people and place. Creating bonds that link the community resulting in an unmatched level of preparedness to succeed in work and life. |
| Real-world challenges, Locally grounded, Global reach, Interdisciplinary, holistic, Citizenship, Inclusive excellence |
| Pursuing a fun and holistic human education for your entire life. Ethical engagement with and service for a global community. |
| Educate individuals who grow with and adapt to life’s opportunities, serve their communities, bring resilience and leadership in the face of life’s challenges, and value the benefits of diversity, curiosity, and sustainability in all that they do. |
| While a liberal arts education has historically been only available to a select few, Geneseo prides itself as a public liberal arts college providing affordable access to the rigor, depth, and opportunities for transformational learning and social engagement. |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. |
| Geneseo inspires the pursuit of sustainable, creative, inclusive, socially responsible solutions to today’s local and global challenges. |
| Connect! |
| Geneseo fosters deep and lasting connections to both people and place |
| By giving all students a voice, SUNY Geneseo allows students to gain the knowledge and intellectual fortitude necessary to become the global leaders of tomorrow. |
| Geneseo’s commitment to building an inclusive campus inspires members of the college. |
| We better our world through the relationships Geneseo affords us. SUNY Geneseo is One Knight, known for a strong liberal arts and co-curricular education rooted in developing globally aware individuals. Geneseo’s close-knit community fosters intellectual curiosity and preparedness for successful careers. |
| A Geneseo education inspires the pursuit of sustainable, creative, inclusive, socially responsible solutions to today’s local and global challenges. |
| Be a diverse college community, working together to advance knowledge and inspire students to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens |
| A learning community committed to connection, innovation and relevance. |
| An inclusive community, collaborating to transform lives through experiential, interdisciplinary activities and learning. |
| SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college dedicated to educational excellence, social responsibility and a holistic understanding of ourselves and the world. |
| Geneseo inspires a diverse community of foundational learning that shapes a better world. |
| Excellence in a supportive, collaborative and equity-minded learning experience. Sharing a journey to learn and grow together (in service of our local and global community). We invite you to learn with us! |
| An inclusive public liberal arts community dedicated to transformational learning that shapes lives of purpose. |
| Teaching Excellence, Rich co-curricular life, Productive lives. We give students tools to enable them to lead productive lives, socially responsible, global citizens. |
| Geneseo is an engaging and welcoming community that encourages students to become culturally aware mentors and the global leaders of tomorrow. You’ll feel at home at Geneseo! |
| Geneseo fosters growth by inspiring a community of purpose-driven leaders who serve and improve our world. |
| Geneseo’s unexpected personal experience inspires students to think globally and act locally, connecting them to research, learning and experiential opportunities. |
| SUNY Geneseo is an inclusive Public Liberal Arts College with a strong research focus; creative thinkers collaborating through analytical and experiential learning to cultivate the next generation of leaders. |
| At SUNY Geneseo, we’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, knowledge to experience, ideas to action, truth to justice, the sciences to the arts and humanities, the past to the future. We find joy in growth, strength in diversity, and purpose in our will to create a better world. |
| Geneseo prepares learners for life by inspiring social responsibility and global awareness. Our community seeks to serve and improve the ever-changing world for all. |
| Unlocking the potential inside every student to be caring and contributing global citizens. |
| To transform students’ lives. |
| A supportive, challenging community inspiring learning, growth, and success that transitions us to tomorrow. |
| Connect local to global, truth to justice, and theory to practice. Find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and purpose in making a better world. We prepare graduates to contribute to a changing world. |
| Where a rigorous academic environment reGENerates a cycle of innovation and civic responsibility. Geneseo voices don’t just echo in the valley, they change the world. Students are transformed into catalysts that communicates and cares for their community. |
| Focused on empowering each individual student by providing knowledge and agency to be able to transcend barriers and have success in their chosen paths. |
| Geneseo shapes lives of purpose by inspiring leaders to serve and improve the world through a community of teachers, innovators, researchers, creators and life-long learners. |
| SUNY Geneseo is focused on nurturing and motivating students to become inquisitive, compassionate and respected citizens of their larger communities. |
| Inclusive, inspiring, innovative, insightful, intriguing, idealistic |
| A co-curricular community based liberal art education, SUNY Geneseo provides a unique picturesque setting to dare to dream and live out your passions to reinvent yourself to be globally aware and responsible citizens to maximize success for all. |
| Dedicated to learning, SUNY Geneseo is a residential public liberal arts college with selected professional and graduate programs. We combine a rigorous curriculum, transformational learning experiences, and a rich co-curricular life to create a dynamic and inclusive scholarly environment. The entire College community works together to advance knowledge and inspire students to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens who are prepared for an enriched life and success in the world. |
| Geneseo has a role in demonstrating our shared responsibility for creating a sustainable, just community/society and this is central to the idea of sustainability |
| An inclusive community dedicated to advancing the public good through a liberal arts education by providing accessible, affordable, and life-changing experiences. |
| Geneseo is committed to providing an exemplary liberal arts education that develops the next generation of engaged global citizens and leaders who are prepared to solve the world’s greatest challenges and inspired to advance the human experience. |
| Connect local to global, truth to justice, and theory to practice. We prepare graduates to find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and purpose contributing to a changing world. |
| Geneseo: Explore possibilities and pursue your passions in our inclusive community |
| SUNY Geneseo is an inclusive environment that inspires students to be socially responsible, creative, global citizens through transformational learning experiences, co-curricular life, and leadership opportunities. |
| Geneseo ignites the mind, cultivates the spirit, and inspires character. |
| Intellectually vibrant community with a passion for learning that provides equitable access to all. |
| Geneseo is a community that empowers individuals to reach their full potential. We are here to listen, to learn, to teach, to debate, to change, to grow and advance our knowledge in pursuit of becoming socially responsible and globally aware citizens who are prepared for an enriched life and success in the world. |
| SUNY Geneseo provides an inclusive, student-focused environment with innovative, enriching tools to inspire students to grow academically, professionally, and personally. |
| SUNY Geneseo seeks to provide students a rich academic and co-curricular college experience focused on the development of knowledge, understanding, and skills that will support a meaningful and engaged life. |
| Learn to connect. Dare to excel. Discover your purpose. |
| An inclusive and welcoming community, collaborating to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. |
| The college will provide transformational, innovative opportunities empowering student success, cultivating an inclusive nurturing community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully. |
| Supportive, inclusive, forward-thinking, devoted to student success. Opportunities to be involved. Research, activity, learning. Building connections, learning through doing, connecting with research, with service, connecting learning and activity, the local and global. |
| Geneseo inspires innovators, educators, creators, discoverers, and those in service to others to connect with their potential to advance humankind. |
| GENESEO: Global and local community, Engaging/Educating, Nurturing/Nationally recognized/Nourishment, Emerging, Student centered, Environmentally sustainable/Empowering, Opportunity |
| To create a welcoming community that engages and encourages ALL students, faculty, and staff to pursue their unique potential and then in turn become community builders locally and globally. |
| Inspire, challenge, global citizens; public contribution to a diverse society; inspired to advance the human experience; diversity |
| Socially responsible, globally aware and able to actively listen across the polarized political spectrum |
| Geneseo provides a student-centered college experience that emphasizes whole person learning, development, and growth empowering the campus community to build a brighter future. |
| SUNY Geneseo is committed to creating an inclusive educational environment that fosters personal and professional development for a rich and meaningful life. |
| A student-focused approach to inspire students: To achieve a sense of purpose; to facilitate meaningful connection with others; to establish and contribute to ongoing communities; to remain engaged with learning. |
| Building knowledge, transforming ourselves, and inspiring action to address injustice for a more equitable world. |
| Geneseo inspires learning and service in pursuit of creative, sustainable, inclusive, and socially responsible solutions to local and global challenges. |
| To improve ourselves, our community, and our world through equity, diversity, communication, opportunity, and education. A Geneseo education affords perspectives & skills to engage the complexities & possibilities of a globally connected world. |
| Geneseo inspires innovators, educators, creators, and discoverers to connect with their potential and change the world. |
| Geneseo - empowered choices and direction for the world around you! |
| Connection of historical family community with a world view to empower students to inspire the future world. |
| Connections between learning and research; connections between learning and involvement; connections between local and global; making connections across classes |
| Providing a transformative educational experience for the next global citizens. |
| SUNY Geneseo is a liberal arts college preparing students to be versatile, creative and ethically-minded leaders through transformational academic and co-curricular experiences. |
| Dedicated to learning, cultivating community and encouraging civil discourse to ensure we are upholding our commitment for greater good. |
| Liberal arts education with skills linked to careers of the 21st Century |
| Geneseo provides a high value education that is coupled with outstanding opportunities for connection and involvement to position students to lead their lives in a positive and significant way in a complex and changing world. |
| Geneseo. Enough said. Or a longer version: I want to go to Geneseo to join a vibrant educational community as a gateway to a life well lived. |
| With students at our center, Geneseo provides transformative critical thinking and learning experiences in a socially-responsible, inclusive local and global community. |
| Our comprehensive college reflects the beauty of the valley it resides in through the transformation of hearts and minds into socially responsible leaders devoted to service and betterment of the communities to which they contribute. |
| Geneseo creates a home that is inclusive and lays the foundation for ongoing development, adaptation, and lifelong learning. |
| As a premier public liberal arts college, SUNY Geneseo engages students with creative learning opportunities and meaningful, hands-on experiences, preparing them to thrive as socially responsible, globally aware citizens. |
| SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college dedicated to transformational learning experiences in a creative, supportive, inclusive community. We work to achieve socially responsible, globally aware citizenship. |
| Transformational, inclusive impactful, scholarly/artistic, citizenship, appreciation of the arts, fostering creativity and engagement, facing challenges, encourage curiosity |
| We are a public liberal arts institution dedicated to providing an inclusive, diverse space where students can grow, learn, and thrive. We prepare graduates to contribute to a changing world. |
| Educate, support and inspire students to build a well-lived, joyful life driven by curiosity and personal meaning. |
| Geneseo’s mission has a foundation in respecting traditions, while creating new ones, vision, inclusivity and successful outcomes. |
| Empowering and inspiring a community for future minds to grow and overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow. |
| Inspiring lifelong leadership, learning and service in a connected and engaged community to better humankind. |
| The college aspires to educate students who would be well prepared for leadership roles in professions and civic roles by imparting a most rigorous and engaging education in liberal arts and quantitative skills to meet the demands of our times. Our students would be high achievers in national competitions in professions or higher academic programs but equally rooted in their commitment to social responsibility. |
| With students at our center, we collectively inspire, educate, and prepare members of our diverse community to think critically, promote inclusion, and better our world. |
| Geneseo builds up students and protects them as they develop as human beings and members of the greater community, consistently rising up to the challenge to help one another. |
| Building knowledge, transforming ourselves, and inspiring action toward a more equitable world. |
| Our campus understands Sustainability in a broad sense – financial, cultural, environmental, so it does impact all we do and want to be |
| SUNY Geneseo empowers students through academic Rigor, vibrant cocurricular life and personal connections to become engaged global citizens. |
| Geneseo provides a transformational learning experience through a dynamic, inclusive, scholarly environment that advances knowledge and inspires the entire campus community to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens. |
| A holistic academic environment reGENerates a cycle of innovation and ethical engagement. Geneseo voices first echo in the valley, and then inspire positive changes in our world. Ethical engagement with, and service for, a global community. |
| Where you can soar - Geneseo - a place with academic excellence, a community atmosphere and commitment to your success and well-being. |
| Learn, excel, inspire and make a difference |
| To connect and nurture learners while inspiring passion to improve our communities. |
| SUNY Geneseo is an inclusive premier Public Liberal Arts College with a strong research focus. featuring a rigorous and holistic education in a caring and connected community that inspires student to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens. |
| A historical arts community/music/general education teaching teachers/science community that shapes future world while inspiring students for success |
| The word sustainability connects to several values/ideas central to Geneseo: Life-long learning, Civic Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion |
| Geneseo creates an inclusive lifelong community by teaching habits of mind that help build a better tomorrow. |
| Inclusivity. Equitable access for all. Use student friendly language - what is “success”? Commitment to community. Commitment to curriculum. Emphasis on access. Preparation for a dynamic career landscape. Translate educational aspirations to professional goals. Values need to shine through. |
| As a public liberal arts college, we combine a rigorous curriculum, transformational learning experiences, and a rich co-curricular life to create an engaged and inclusive scholarly environment to advance knowledge and inspire students to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens. |
| Inspire, connect, grow |
| SUNY Geneseo creates a community of academic excellence, social responsibility, and global citizenship, fostering lifelong relationships. |
| SUNY Geneseo exists to nurture a commitment in our students to prepare with a sense of decency; excel with honesty; pursue with kindness; succeed with compassion and achieve with tolerance and mercy. |
| At Geneseo, students, faculty and staff form a warm community of learning, nurturing, empowering and supporting students as they prepare to change the world in a dynamic career landscape. |
| For over 100 years [or] (Since 1871) SUNY Geneseo has been cultivating an inclusive and scholarly campus community by empowering students through an accessible, rigorous, and transformative education. |
| A Geneseo Education inspires the pursuit of sustainable, creative, inclusive outcomes |
| Geneseo empowers individuals to know the world around us and within us. |
| The mission of SUNY Geneseo is to provide the best bang for your buck. |
| The SUNY Geneseo “OneKnight” experience fosters personal, intellectual and social growth by recognizing life experiences of the past, cultivating a sense of belonging in the present and revealing a purpose for the future, while being intentional in matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. |
| Need to emphasize Public Service - State employees working for State residents |
| SUNY Geneseo is a premier public Liberal Arts College dedicated to community, inclusivity, and inspiring students to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens. |
| Diverse options for students to engage in complete self appraisal of their academic and social identities while cultivating a deep affinity for the Geneseo community. |
| Integrative, liberal arts, preparation, high impact, research, engagement, inclusion, consumers and producers of knowledge/research, ethical responsibility, applied behavioral work paired with scientific methods, agency/flexibility/adaptability, ability to learn how to learn, hybrid/interdepartmental/interdisciplinary learning, inclusivity/equal playing grounds, applicability, community collaborations/civic responsibility, research standards/efforts, rigorous opportunities |
| Discover, Grow, Innovate, Create, and Connect in our welcoming & inclusive learning community. |
| Geneseo inspires the pursuit of sustainable, creative, inclusive, socially responsible solutions to today’s local and global challenges. |
| Geneseo is to provide an inclusive community infused with academic rigor and excellence to serve as a catalyst for a lifetime of growth and achievement. |
| SUNY Geneseo is a student-centered community that is fiercely committed to providing learners with an affordable, inclusive, and premier education, supplemented by numerous opportunities for enrichment and opportunities for creating lasting, meaningful connections. |
| Geneseo, a community that works together to prepare future lives as members of a sustainable and equitable world. |
| SUNY Geneseo strives to provide outstanding academic, social, professional and extra-curricular opportunities for our students while fostering community, cultivating lifelong relationships and preparing students for their future. |
| At Geneseo all students grow through excellent teaching and transformative, experiential opportunities. |
| Join SUNY Geneseo on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity, joy in growth, and purpose in making a better world. |
| Historical institution of education Community, rural, location, historic Village, culture, connection while at Geneseo and beyond (lifetime) Challenges, residential Age group – 18-22 – life-long learners and employment resources. |
| Explore, Enrich, Enlighten, Empower |
| Connect. Create. Elevate. Unleash your purpose. |
| Discover, Rewarding, Empowering, Academic, Meaning - A community that helps students DREAM |
| Geneseo creates global awareness in a local community that works together |
| Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts institution that develops purpose-driven individuals through relationships and community to explore and influence a diverse interconnected world. |
| Geneseo: excellence, engagement, and experience through the liberal arts. For all, for life. |
| Something to hang your hat on. Do we want to be recognized as a liberal arts community any longer? Articulate the value of the Geneseo experience. Focus on community. At Geneseo, we work as a community to help students….Have students define their own ROI. Inclusivity is central. Inclusivity refers to different types of learners as well as ethnicities, gender and sexual preference. Access and Equity. Does a two year residential requirement create an access barrier? What does the two year residential requirement accomplish? Academic rigor may conceptually work against accessibility. If we are committed to access and equity, we need to rethink the narrative that creates access barriers. How do we build community across varied experiences (ie - transfer students). Service component embedded in the curriculum. Mindshift from offering what we know is best for our students to asking our students what they need to thrive: customizing the experience to meet individualized needs. |
| Using innovation and knowledge SUNY Geneseo strives to create an inclusive environment that strives to cultivate the global leaders of tomorrow. |
| Dedicated to learning, SUNY Geneseo seeks to inspire students to be socially responsible citizens through a public liberal arts education. We combine a rigorous curriculum, transformational learning experiences, and a rich co-curricular campus life to create a dynamic and inclusive scholarly environment. |
| We are a community of global citizens advancing the well-being of all peoples through transformational experiences and addressing the problems of the 21st century. |
| SUNY Geneseo strives to provide an inclusive community of growth that prepares individuals driven by the betterment of self and others to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. |
| The mission of the SUNY Geneseo residential public liberal arts education is to provide rigorous curriculum, transformational learning experiences, and a rich co-curricular life in inspiring and preparing students for a diverse, dynamic and ever-globalizing world. |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. |
| SUNY Geneseo empowers all students as inquisitive scholars, ethical leaders, and responsible global citizens through an inclusive community, rigorous curriculum, and transformative experiences. |
| Dedicated to learning, SUNY Geneseo, combines a rigorous curriculum, transformational experiences, and a rich co-curricular life to create students and alumni that are prepared to make a positive impact in their communities and the world. |
| Geneseo prepares students to be good people; to stand up for their rights and the rights of others; to respect all points of view. |
| Geneseo is committed to shaping lives of purpose by providing an exemplary liberal arts education that prepares the next generation of engaged global citizens and lifelong learners. |
| Research, learning, activity, involvement |
| Join SUNY Geneseo on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity, joy in growth, and purpose in making a better world. |
| Geneseo shapes lives of purpose by inspiring and cultivating socially responsible leaders to serve and ? |
| As a premier public liberal arts institution, Geneseo promotes individuals to evolve into strong advocates for themselves, their peers, and their communities. |
Structures
The wording is approximately the same for each example, but the sentence forms are different. The aim here is to focus on how to structure a memorable and appealing mission statement.
| Example mission statement in different forms | Votes |
|---|---|
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Connect with us. Grow with us. | 219 |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world, connect the local to the global, make truth serve justice, and bring theory to practice, finding their strength in diversity and joy in growth. | 126 |
| Connect, grow, discover, and find your joy, sharing in our journey to build a better world. | 112 |
| Connect theory to practice. Find strength in diversity. Build a better world. | 105 |
| While Geneseo prepares students to build a better world, it also encourages their journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. | 93 |
| Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo students connect and grow. | 88 |
| Join with us. Grow with us. We’re on a journey to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Geneseo prepares students to build a better world. | 84 |
| Our beloved Geneseo is devoted to imagining a better world. Our students embrace the opportunity to connect the local to the global, truth to justice, and theory to practice, finding strength in diversity and joy in growth. Get in touch with us. Grow with us. | 51 |
Inspiration
A community that helps students DREAM
Discover
Rewarding
Empowering
Academic
Meaning
GENESEO
Global and local community
Engaging/Educating
Nurturing/Nationally recognized/Nourishment
Emerging
Student centered
Environmentally sustainable/Empowering
Opportunity
Geneseo Alma Mater
Shine the sun down on her halls of wisdom,
Where mem’ries linger and our thoughts remain
Sing her praises out across the valley
That echoes our refrain:
Geneseo, Geneseo
Send us on our way.
Geneseo, Geneseo
With our life’s work we’ll repay.
Current Mission Statement
Dedicated to learning, SUNY Geneseo is a residential public liberal arts college with selected professional and graduate programs. We combine a rigorous curriculum, transformational learning experiences, and a rich co-curricular life to create a dynamic and inclusive scholarly environment. The entire College community works together to advance knowledge and inspire students to be socially responsible and globally aware citizens who are prepared for an enriched life and success in the world.
Vision
Geneseo will be recognized widely for demonstrating the enduring power of a public liberal arts education.
Values
The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:
- Learning: embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, scholarly achievement, and personal growth
- Creativity: affirming a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity and problem-solving
- Inclusivity: fostering a diverse campus community marked by mutual respect for the unique talents and contributions of each individual
- Civic responsibility: promoting ethical local and global citizenship
- Sustainability — advancing just principles of ecological, social, and economic stewardship