• Excellence
• Selectivity
• Academic Freedom
• Integrity
• Equity and Diversity
• Innovation
• Responsibility to Society
• Accountability

To be true to the Mission of the University of Manitoba, and to reach our Vision of what the University can be, we support the following core principles:

Excellence. Quality in what we do comes first. For this reason we aspire to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and in research, scholarship and creative work. We expect superior performance of our faculty, staff and students.

Selectivity. Our uniqueness in Manitoba lies in our mandate to offer professional and graduate education, to take a leadership role in advancing scholarly understanding and creative expression, and to generate new knowledge. These foci create an enriched learning environment for undergraduate students and an outstanding environment in our areas of academic strength. It is in latter areas that our graduate and professional programs should be concentrated. We will identify our academic strengths and build on them.

Academic Freedom. We will protect the right of everyone in our academic community to intellectual independence and critical inquiry. Advancement of understanding in research, scholarship and creative work and the transmission of that knowledge to students requires the privilege of speaking and writing freely. Members of our University have a personal and institutional commitment to academic freedom in the performance of their academic duties.

Integrity. We are committed to intellectual honesty, and our actions will continue to be consistent with our beliefs.

Equity and Diversity. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people. All who have the potential to succeed at our University should have access to it. We respect our differences, celebrate our commonalities, and are united in our mutual focus on intellectual achievement. We promote equity in access to our programs and employment and in the conduct of the University's affairs.

Innovation. We believe in change to maximize opportunities for learning and to bring about pedagogic excellence. We appreciate the roles of experimentation and free exploration in fostering discovery. We accept the responsibility to identify ways to transfer knowledge easily and quickly for the betterment of society.

Responsibility to Society. By enhancing the opportunities for faculty, students and staff to learn and to work in an enriched environment, by taking care to foster in our students habits of mind and deepening of character, by focusing on outstanding achievements in scholarly inquiry and research by our professors, and by increasing and elaborating community and professional service, we act in the interest of the people of Manitoba. Our activities in teaching, research and service will improve the quality of life and assist in the economic, social and cultural development of our province and the world.

Accountability. We endorse the dimensions of accountability approved by our Board of Governors in 1995:

In recognition of its mission, vision and role, the University of Manitoba is accountable for:

a) facilitating access to its programs for as many students as meet its admission requirements and as can be accommodated and effectively educated with the available resources;

b) providing programs that meet or exceed appropriate standards for admission, evaluation and graduation of students and for curriculum content and teaching effectiveness;

c) facilitating research, scholarship and creative works that are of high quality as judged by international standards;

d) exhibiting an exemplary environment for work and study with particular attention to policies and procedures designed to foster equity; and

e) exhibiting responsible management of physical and human resources.