Hack College's School Directory Work Smarter, Not Harder

The mission of the university center is to provide a welcoming environment for AU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors and to support programs, activities and services that promote community, individual growth, responsible citizenship, and a global perspective. Role of the University Center *The Center is the community meeting point of the university, for all members of the university family-- students, faculty, administration, alumni, and guests. It is not just a building; it is also an organization and a program. Together they represent a well - considered plan for the community life of the university. *As the "town square" of the university, the Center provides for the services, conveniences, and amenities the members of the university family need in their daily life on campus. It is a place to meet people and get to know and understand one another through informal association outside the classroom. *Through its services and program offerings, the Center is part of the educational program of the university. As the center of university community life, it serves as a laboratory of citizenship, training students in social responsibility and for leadership in our democracy. Through various boards, committees, and staff it provides a cultural, social, and recreational program, aiming to make free time activities a cooperative factor with study in education. In all its processes it encourages self-directed activity, giving maximum opportunity for self-realization and for growth in individual social competency and group effectiveness. Its goal is the development of person as well as intellects. *The Center serves as a unifying force in the life of the university, cultivating enduring regard for and loyalty to the university. A statement of purpose, adopted by the Association of College Unions International in 1956 and reaffirmed in 1964 and 1989 has been adapted to fit the American University community

Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.