Mission Statement

The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies provides a diverse array of education and training opportunities to serve the needs of adult learners in our community and beyond. We are committed to continual self-assessment with the goal of achieving exceptional results.

Values

Mirroring Millersville University’s goals of offering an educational opportunity second to none; maintaining a great reputation; providing deep academic resources; awakening the intellect and creating a supportive and enriching community

Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) values:

• Responsiveness. to our large, diverse group of customers.  We seek to provide timely and customer-centered assistance and guidance.
• Excellence in every aspect of our work.  GPS consistently assesses and evaluates our methods of service delivery, monitoring them for continuous improvement.
• Creativity and innovation. GPS believes that ingenuity keeps us focused on the future rather than on the past.  We are open to exploring new ideas and technologies while maintaining continuity of service and managing time and budgets effectively.
• Integrity.  GPS believes that we should represent ourselves and our services honestly and competently.
• Inclusiveness and diversity.  GPS welcomes and serves people of any race and ethnicity; gender; sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression; marital status; age; religion and belief system; persons with disabilities; national background and origin.
• Respect and Dignity.  We believe that all people and organizations should be treated with respect and dignity especially when conflict and dissent occurs.