Students will appreciate chemistry and biochemistry for thier intrinsic aesthetic value.
Students will understand the ways chemists and biochemists describe and model the behavior and properties of matter.
Students will have knowledge of the fundamental principles and contemporary practices of chemistry and biochemistry, and will be able to use them to investigate, explain, and predict new phenomena.
Students will be aware of the application of scientific principles, particularly those of chemistry and biochemistry, to societal issues.
The Department faculty will be a community of teacher/scholars.
The Department will be a scholarly community in which faculty, staff, and students actively participate, in both formal and informal venues. The Department will be an active participant in the scientific community beyond the department.
Students will behave in an ethical manner.
Students will develop a commitment to a life of learning.
