Goals & Objectives

Department of Chemistry Goals & Objectives

• Students will appreciate chemistry and biochemistry for their intrinsic aesthetic value.
• Students will understand the ways chemists and biochemists describe and model the behavior and properties of matter.
• Students will have knowledge of the fundamental principles and contemporary practices of chemistry and biochemistry, and will be able to use them to investigate, explain, and predict new phenomena.
• Students will be aware of the application of scientific principles, particularly those of chemistry and biochemistry, to societal issues.
• The Department faculty will be a community of teacher/scholars.
• The Department will be a scholarly community in which faculty, staff, and students actively participate, in both formal and informal venues. The Department will be an active participant in the scientific community beyond the department.
• Students will behave in an ethical manner.
• Students will develop a commitment to a life of learning.