Mission and Goals
A Reminder of Our Mission
“By emphasizing the primacy of quality teaching and the
close interaction between faculty and students [emphasis added],
the university seeks to stimulate scholarly inquiry and discourse,
inspire creative activity, heighten professional and technical
competencies, encourage and support research and its dissemination,
and recruit and develop outstanding
teacher-scholars/artists.”
- California State University, Fresno
Mission Statement, May 1993
What CSALT can do for you:
Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CSALT) represents a center that focuses on the pre-eminence of learning and the vital role of engagement and teaching.
Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CSALT) can be conceptualized as an:
- Idea incubator, think tank, & faculty forum
- Evidence-based learning laboratory
- Individual faculty development
- Initiative-based change agent
