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Mission Statement
The mission of Columbia Southern University (CSU) is to change lives through education by offering affordable, flexible, quality academic opportunities and extraordinary service enabling adults to maximize their professional and personal potential, and serve the communities in which they live and work.
Vision
The vision of Columbia Southern University is to meet the educational needs of adult learners in a way that is unmatched in higher education.
To achieve this vision:
Quality and Flexibility
Columbia Southern University will offer a broad range of quality online academic programs delivered in an innovative flexible format at an affordable tuition rate.
Extraordinary Service
The CSU faculty and staff will focus on offering an extraordinary level of personal service that is student-centered and consistent from admission to post-graduation.
Changing Lives
Columbia Southern University will offer these programs and services on a grand scale while providing a positive experience that impacts the lives of students.
Institutional Objectives
The CSU mission rests on the commitment to and achievement of the following institutional objectives:
- Excellence in teaching
- Successful and affordable student-centered online instruction and learning
- Use of the most current and appropriate technology for the delivery of CSU online programs
- Accessibility of online university programs by an under served constituency
- Flexibility of online university programs to adjust to the needs of the student and the demands of those in the public and military sector that employ these students
- Encouragement of scholarly pursuit and creative endeavors of students, faculty and university staff
- Responsive, helpful and informed support to our students through admissions, enrollment and retention
- Integrity, fairness, and professionalism in all operations that support our mission
- A global perspective in relation to our programs, services, students, faculty and cooperative educational affiliations
- Collaboration and cooperation with business, industry, municipal service providers, governmental agencies and the armed services in creating affordable and accessible learning opportunities for employees
- An atmosphere of respect and acceptance for a diversity of cultures to better prepare our students for the increasingly diverse world in which they live
- Access to public employee constituencies including members of the armed services, public service employees, law enforcement, and fire and public safety individuals
- A forward thinking outlook that values innovation, self-assessment, creative thinking and a willingness to initiate positive educational change
- Innovation in using imaginative and effective solutions
Alumni Association Bylaws
The Alumni Association and its board of directors strive for the advancement of Columbia Southern University, assist the work of the University management through mutually beneficial relationships with alumni, and promote the educational community and business lifestyles with which the University is identified.
View Alumni Association Bylaws
Alumni Forum
The CSU Student/Alumni Forum allows you to connect with students and alumni all over the world and serves as a reference site enabling you to quickly access previously posted questions and answers. Restricted to registered students, faculty, and alumni, alumni can access the forum by first logging into the CSU Online Course Management System. In order to login, you must have a CSU online account. Once logged in, you will see a link to the Student Forum in the "My Announcement" section.
Course Login (Blackboard)
Corporate Discounts
- Big savings from several companies
- Travel programs designed exclusively for alumni
- Visit the Alumni Member Benefits Pagefor more information.