Mission & Vision

Trine University promotes intellectual and personal development, through professionally focused learning opportunities, preparing graduates to succeed, lead, and serve.

To achieve this mission, Trine undergraduate and graduate students receive personal attention through small classes and excellent teaching. At Trine, we focus on your future by providing career oriented higher education that emphasizes:

•  Active participation in classes, with a focus on teaming and collaboration
•  The useful and practical, to complement rigorous theoretical study
•  Intentional co-curricular experiences to cultivate holistic student development
•  Learning how to do, while learning what to do

Vision
Trine will be recognized as the premier private university, recognized by our stakeholders as engaged, dynamic, growing, and adding value.

Values
Trine's mission and vision for the future rest on five core values that define our foundational beliefs and guide all that we aspire to accomplish.

•  Personal and professional growth with a focus on creative endeavors and lifelong learning
•  Quality teaching, learning, and scholarship
•  A highly responsive, dynamic environment
•  A trustworthy, secure, and caring community that embraces diversity
•  The highest ethical standards in all activities

Goals
To realize our mission and achieve our vision, the following operational goals have been established to guide our day-to-day activities:

•  Provide a responsive and effective environment for student learning, student living, and personal achievement
•  Build a community which exemplifies and celebrates diversity
•  Develop and strengthen corporate and community partnerships
•  Continue to enhance facilities and services to complement the quality of educational programs, optimally utilizing information and technology
•  Consistently and passionately engage students, alumni, faculty, staff, administration, and trustees in the mission and life of the University
• Support systematic planning, developmental, and assessment processes to assure ongoing improvement of the University and its programs