College of Community and Public Service
Vision, Mission, Goals


Phone: 616-331-6847
616-331-6850
Fax: 616-331-6849
Teresa L. Rademacher
rademact@gvsu.edu

401 West Fulton, Suite 202C
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Our Vision

We aspire to be a pre-eminent source for community and public service education by providing innovative professional curriculum with dedicated and inspired teaching. We promote excellence in public service, community leadership and lifelong learning. We address local, regional, national and global issues through effective teaching, scholarship, collaboration and service.


Our Mission

The mission of College of Community and Public Service is to educate students for professional careers through excellent teaching, learning, scholarship and service that promote just and democratic communities, and ethical and effective leadership.


Our Values

We value: liberal education and academic excellence in learning, teaching and research; contemporary applied learning and critical thinking; a passion to provide ethical and compassionate services to diverse local, national and global communities and populations in need; a culture of collegiality and collaboration: diversity, community and social justice; empowered graduates with professional practice skills.

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