Mission Statement

The School of Education and Human Resources is dedicated to providing its students with the opportunity to become educated, productive, and morally concerned citizens of their city, country, and the world. To serve these ends, the School offers an array of professional programs designed to prepare students for careers and leadership positions in education and in human services. The School recognizes a specific obligation to feature training and experiences central to preparing students to respond effectively to the fundamental needs of the cities of Connecticut and the region.

Consistent with and supportive of the increasing national demand for better schools, the Division of Education has accredited programs which provide for the training of highly effective classroom teachers, options for students interested in teaching careers and incentives for better students to enter the teaching profession.

In pursuit of its objectives, the Division of Education considers three requirements to be basic:

• a broad cultural background
• intensive study in one particular field of knowledge
• professional training

To plan, conduct, and evaluate its program, the Division draws on many resources of the University. Through professional training and field experiences, the student gains solid knowledge of educational objectives; of school curricula, organization, and activities; of the nature of the learner and the learning process; and of the evaluation outcomes.

The Division of Counseling and Human Resources develops, coordinates, monitors and implements a wide range of learning opportunities and services for persons interested in entering the human services field. Current programs within the division include: Gerontology, Human Services, Center for the Study of Aging. Significant learning opportunities are constantly being developed to meet changing needs in the field of human services.