Leadership, Innovative, Bold, Tranformational, & Empowering are just of the words that helped to drive our new Mission Statement
Bay Path University is celebrating an historic moment: an important and timely revision to our mission statement.
Vision 2016, our three-year strategic plan, poised us for remarkable changes, including the launch of The American Women’s College in 2013, and our transition to Bay Path University in July 2014. These developments underscored the opportunity for a review and assessment of our former mission statement—also highlighted as a key goal of Vision 2016—and its relevance to the Bay Path of today. The last revision to the mission took place many years ago when Bay Path began admitting men to our graduate programs as mandated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A “task force” comprised of five faculty and staff members from all areas of the University gathered to evaluate and revise our mission statement. The group surveyed faculty, staff, and students for input on what defines Bay Path, and found that the terms used across campus populations were consistent. Survey feedback was incorporated into a draft for review by our Executive Staff prior to being put forth to the Board of Trustees for approval. The proposed mission statement was unanimously adopted by the Trustees at their annual meeting on June 8, 2015, and shared with University faculty and staff on June 10.
The mission revision process also coincided with Bay Path’s New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) assessment process which includes mission as the first standard for accreditation.
Mission is an essential part of an institution’s operations, as it serves as a guide for students, staff, and faculty in identifying and achieving common objectives, and provides tangible opportunities for learning and engagement to the University’s community as a whole. Though the revisions to our mission encompass the great strides made as outlined in Vision 2016, Bay Path’s commitment to our core principle of educating women remains unwavering.
Mission
A Bay Path University education empowers undergraduate women and graduate women and men to become leaders in their careers and communities with an innovative approach to learning that prepares students to flourish in a constantly changing world.
The Bay Path experience is nothing less than transformational. Our women-only undergraduate programs and our coeducational graduate programs are offered both on campus and online, providing a flexible, 21st-century education for learners at all stages of life and career. Bay Path students find a supportive and diverse community, close mentoring, and rigorous preparation for success in a complex and globally interdependent society. Students graduate with the applied knowledge, portable skillset, and confidence to thrive in their professions, identify and realize their dreams, and make a lasting difference in the world.