Nevada System Of Higher Education-system Office Reno, Nevada

2601 Enterprise Rd
Reno, Nevada
89512
775-784-4901
www.nevada.edu

Nevada System Of Higher Education-system Office Mission Statement:
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is to provide higher education services to the citizens of the State at a high level of quality consistent with the State’s resources. It accomplishes this mission by acquiring, transmitting and preserving knowledge. The system endeavors to assist in providing an educated and technically skilled citizenry for public service and the general welfare, to contribute toward an educated and trained work force for industry and commerce, and to facilitate the individual quest for personal fulfillment. The State constitution vests the exclusive governance and administration of the system in the Board of Regents. The Regents govern the system according to the following objectives: - To provide affordable public programs of higher education in Nevada to all who can benefit from those programs. - To ensure that instructional activities demonstrate a continued quest for academic excellence. - To develop and support programs of instruction and complementary programs of basic and applied research and scholarship which together contribute to the cultural, economic and social development of Nevada and the nation. - To sponsor and conduct continuing programs of public service for the citizens of the State. - To achieve these objectives, the system seeks sufficient funding from the State and other sources to support programs of high quality. Further, it engages in appropriate planning activities to provide as many educational opportunities in as effective and efficient a manner as possible. To this end, it provides appropriate administration to ensure coordination and accountability.