The Original Vision

Adopted by the Arizona Board of Regents'
Commission on the Status of Women
February 27, 1990

Arizona Universities in the Year 2000

At the start of a new century and a new millennium, each university in the State of Arizona provides a supportive and challenging environment in which diversity is valued. Women are present at all levels in numbers reflecting the national and local communities served.

Each campus fosters a global perspective on education, and sustains an educational, employment, and service environment where the contributions of women are valued and where gender is a legitimate subject for analysis and a resource. The campus provides a safe and open climate where women are encouraged and challenged to develop fully their capabilities and potential, and where the criteria for success and achievement incorporate the unique skills women bring to the campus. Women are equal partners in the leadership decision making of the institution and are recognized and respected for their competence and contributions.

The university is committed to the highest quality education for all who seek it and to career preparation unlimited by issues of gender. The university trains, supports, and encourages administrators, faculty, staff, and students to respect women's perspectives and to sustain a positive view of women's status. Women are encouraged to prepare for all careers, and are fully represented in the mainstream of all academic programs, including those that in the past were predominantly male activities. The educational philosophy and its implementation foster positive attitudes about the value of women. Women's studies and women's perspectives are vital segments of the educational process, both through women's studies programs and as integrated into the general curriculum. As a result, there is respect for cognitive diversity and for teaching/learning processes that acknowledge gender and ethnicity. Outreach programs target potential students at all economic levels, and flexible course scheduling provides educational opportunities for students of diverse ages and life experiences.

The university acknowledges the importance of home, family, and community in a balanced life. By promoting the value of a balanced life for both men and women, university policies and university human resource programs provide the opportunity and climate in which women, along with men, can succeed. As the university continues to reconceptualize its approach to accomplishing its work, to recognize the achievements of women and to accept women and men as partners in that work, its actions and ethos provide a powerful model for the rest of society.

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