Our Mission, Vision, Values & Principles

Our Mission:

Chancellor University, rooted in northeast Ohio, is a premier global institution offering educational opportunities to a multi-national student body, which includes first-generation college students and working adults. Chancellor University students graduate with real-world knowledge and skills that prepare them for a lifetime of professional achievement, civic engagement, and personal fulfillment in a fast-paced, ever-changing, pluralistic world. Chancellor University graduates demonstrate critical thinking, integrity, professionalism, and leadership in their careers and in their communities.

Our Vision:

Chancellor University is the global opportunity university of choice for first-generation college students and working adults who want to improve their careers and their lives through education that is useful, affordable, accessible, and of the best quality.

Our Values:

In every aspect of our work, Chancellor's core values support our mission and activities. The Chancellor values are:

>> A belief that our students succeed in college and later in life because they have been taught to strive for excellence, to value hard work, to think critically, to collaborate productively, to express themselves thoughtfully, and to overcome the challenges they encounter in life;

>> A belief that rich diversity of perspectives, personalities, and passions our students bring makes the school a community in which each can learn from all;

>> A belief that talented, dedicated and passionate faculty who find fulfillment in their work and demand nothing less than the best from themselves, their students, and their fellow faculty, are the most valuable resource any university could ever have;

>> A belief that we are privileged to be educating our students and confidence in the knowledge that their success depends upon their capacity for integrity, their capacity for managing complexity, their adaptability and perseverance, and their self-confidence in embarking upon ambitious undertakings;

Five Guiding Principles:

1. Student-Centered
Treat students with respect, practice dedication and commitment to quality service, demonstrate continual focus on student needs, be positive

2. Servant Leadership / Others First /Community of Learners
Seek to help others, practice citizenship and collaboration, lead by doing, showing, and team building, embrace change, be open to learning new things

3. Ethical Integrity and Kind Honesty
Practice the Golden Rule, obey the law, be truthful, keep promises, own up to mistakes, take responsibility for own actions and decisions, honor differences

4. Diligent Work Ethic and Sense of Urgency
Go the extra mile, persevere, be action oriented, demonstrate a sense of urgency, take the time to check, do it right the first time, maintain commitment to the mission, meet or exceed deadlines, be professional at all times

5. Global Communicators
Listen first, be open to others' ideas, feelings, belief systems, use proper grammar, communicate clearly and effectively, ask questions, contribute to the success of the University