Mission and Vision

The mission of the College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls is to support the development of teachers, school psychologists, school counselors, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and health and human performance professionals.  Our goal is to prepare professional practitioners through rigorous coursework and field-based practice so they know the content of their disciplines; have the knowledge, skills, values, and dispositions to facilitate positive change in students and clients, and are creative, reflective, and ethical practitioners who value diversity, promote social justice, and utilize empirical evidence to inform their practice.

The Vision of the College of Education and Professional Studies

• Promote academic excellence through collaborative social, cultural and pedagogical practices.
• Demonstrate best practices for teaching and professional practice as scholarly endeavors.
• Initiate and support a holistic approach to teaching and learning that integrates social justice, economic and ecological consciousness.
  
• Establish and maintain a teaching and learning community that nurtures and supports a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Support the use of technology to enhance teaching, learning, and professional practice.
• Engage students and faculty in a broad array of partnerships and professional practice.
• Regularly engage in thoughtful and fiscally responsive planning.
• Develop and enhance undergraduate and graduate programs that meet the ever-changing needs of our regional and global constituents.

Adopted Fall 2012