Georgia Institute of Technology - Archived Mission Statement
This mission statement was superseded January 2005. Current mission statement
A Shared Vision
Georgia Tech will be a leader among the few technological universities whose faculty, students, staff, and alumni create, expand, and communicate the frontiers of innovation. Georgia Tech seeks to create an enriched, more prosperous, and sustainable society for the citizens of Georgia, the nation, and the world.
A Common Mission
Georgia Tech will meet its unique statewide obligation for education in engineering and architecture, and its special responsibilities in computing, management, the sciences, and the technologically oriented aspects of humanities and social sciences. We seek and nurture undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. students of extraordinary motivation and ability and prepare them for life-long learning and leadership in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology. We maintain a faculty of exceptional talent, a relevant and rigorous curriculum, facilities that sustain outstanding achievement, and a commitment to excellence supported by a tradition of practicality, integrity, loyalty, and fair-play.
Georgia Tech is a leading center for research and technological development. We continually seek opportunities to advance society and the global economic competitiveness of Georgia and the nation. Our founding spirit of entrepreneurship sustains a focus on the application of science and technology to the creation of meaningful new ideas, methods, and the opportunities. We maintain beneficial partnerships with public and private sectors in education, research, and technology to retain our relevance and to assure that the benefits of discovery are widely disseminated and utilized.
Georgia Tech pursues its vision with the highest respect for the personal and intellectual rights of every member of its diverse community. In turn, we expect the fullest measure of effort from each to assure excellence; an ethical, well-managed institution; and the most effective use of our entrusted resources.