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creating the best possible future for all its stakeholders. It will be the University of first choice for the region’s students and talented academics. It will provide a truly supportive environment that rewards excellence and it will be agile enough to thrive in a dynamic global environment (STRIDE, 2007, p. 10).
The vision statement supporting the 2007-2012 mission acknowledged that students had choices, but was seeking to position the University as the “University of first- choice” in recognition that it would have to remain current and relevant in the changing and ever more global higher education environment in the Caribbean and the world.
In a similar trajectory, the Strategic Plan 2012-2017, sub-titled ‘Be Heard, Be Informed, Be Empowered’ articulated the Mission Statement for that strategic period as:
To advance education and create knowledge through excellence in teaching, research, innovation, public service, intellectual leadership and outreach to support inclusive (social, economic, political, cultural, environmental) development of the Caribbean region and beyond (Strategic Plan 2012-2017, p.14).
The 2012-2017 mission statement further embraced the University’s regional and global responsibility to its stakeholders. It was supported by a Vision Statement which outlined the dream of a Caribbean University which operated globally. The vision statement clearly noted that:
By 2017, the University will be globally recognised as a regionally integrated, innovative, internationally competitive university, deeply rooted in all aspects of the Caribbean development and committed to serving the diverse people of the region and beyond (p. 17)