Nevada State University Purpose Statement

Nevada State was created to deliver relevant degrees for the new majority. We boldly name the new majority as first-generation students, adult learners, students of color, Dreamers, immigrants, and anyone looking for the opportunity to lift themselves and their family out of poverty. Our purpose is to create and expand the new majority’s participation in higher education, while at the same time, increasing income mobility and wealth for all Nevadans. We will act with intention to design, redesign, and reinvent our campus as necessary to break down historic barriers that prevent learning. We do this by focusing on great teaching, transformative student experiences, empowering employees, and creating strategic alliances that advance our mission. We will continue to be a community where anyone can belong. We will protect our people, our culture, and live out our values in the work we do. Nevada State will make an audacious bet on the future of education in Nevada, by Nevadans, and for Nevadans, and the responsibilities that come with it. We Are Bold. We Are Great. We Are State.