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Vision & Mission

CALL vision, mission, core values and guiding principlesVISION

We envision a world where our study and practice foster a deep and critical understanding of our varied human experience, inspires creativity, and cultivates collaborative, global citizens who shape the future with knowledge, empathy, and imagination.

MISSION

Reimagining Liberal and Fine Arts at the intersection of human experience, knowledge, and place through the unique lens of Hawai‘i, the Pacific and Asia in pursuit of enhanced global knowledge.

CORE VALUES and GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  • HUMAN EXPERIENCE
    Promoting cross-cultural learning, critical thinking, and creative insight through the lens of both lived and historical perspectives so that we are equipped with compassion, practical knowledge, and relevant skills to apply in all our endeavors.
  • GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
    Growing cultural and language competencies that enable us to generate knowledge and build partnerships worldwide.
  • CREATIVITY
    Inspire innovative expressions of the human experience through the synthesis of ideas and the celebration of artistic and research endeavors.
  • COMMUNITY
    Cultivating a community with worldwide connections that welcomes the exchange of ideas and perspectives while focusing on the unique interests of our islands and the Pacific-Asia region.
  • COLLABORATION
    Bringing constituents together – researchers, students, faculty, and local, national, and international partners – to increase our impact, engage in interdisciplinary endeavors, and generate valuable knowledge and expressions of our human experience.