Chemistry
Mission Statement
Chemistry, a central
science, is an active discipline vital to human existence and essential to the
understanding of biological, medical, industrial, economic, and environmental
issues.
The Southern Utah University chemistry faculty are committed
to instilling an understanding of chemistry and its relevance through quality
teaching, scholarly activities, and service. In a world that is becoming increasingly
more technical and complex, providing chemical instruction with the depth, breadth,
and rigor required to meet this need is of primary importance.
As chemistry faculty, we strive to provide
students with quality, current, comprehensive, courses of study which serves
the following needs including:
- Preparation of students who choose to pursue graduate degrees in chemistry.
- Preparation of students who choose to pursue degrees in the health sciences
(medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.).
- Preparation of students who choose to gain employment in a science related
field with an undergraduate degree.
- Preparation of students who choose to become chemical educators.
- Education of students to think critically and independently.
- Helping students improve communicative, creative, analytic and information
gathering skills.
To accomplish these goals, the chemistry faculty will provide
the following:
- Honest evaluations of student abilities and potential.
- A climate of mutual trust and respect among faculty, staff and students.
- The application and involvement of basic scientific principles and methodologies.
- Competitive opportunities for mentorship through undergraduate research,
employment, and other hands-on educational means.
| Chemistry
| Department of Physical Science | College
of Science |
