Mission - Create Conditions for Success
The Office of the Provost is committed to serving and leading the faculty, staff, and students of California Baptist University. The primary mission of the Office of the Provost is to create conditions for success by providing leadership and strategic vision for academics at CBU. We are committed to upholding academic excellence, integrity, and fairness in educating our students; conducting research, scholarship, and creative work; serving our university, community, and professional fields; and fostering a supportive environment that promotes student success and encourages ideas aligned with a university dedicated to the Great Commission.
Vision – To Be a Premier Comprehensive University Committed to the Great Commission
California Baptist University (CBU) is a faith-based comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence and academic integrity that upholds high quality student-centered teaching and learning, student success, applied research, scholarship and artistic creation, and locally and globally engaged service learning. The vision of the Provost’s Office is to be recognized as a premier comprehensive Christian university through excellence in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional education; in scholarship, research, and creative achievements; and in service to and engagement with our community that has a lasting impact which enhances the quality of life for our students, faculty, staff, and citizenry.
Priorities and Strategic Goals
Priority 1 – Educational Effectiveness: Enhance the Quality of Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral and Professional Education
Priority 2 – Research & Scholarship: Enhance Scholarship, Research and Creative/Professional Achievements
Priority 3 – Learning Environment: Provide an Excellent Setting (on campus and online) for Student Learning, Active Teaching, Faculty Research and Scholarship
Priority 4 – Community and Global Engagement: Engage and Impact the Local Community and the World
Priority 5 – Student Success: Enhance student achievement through proactive, holistic support services and intentional engagement.