Vision:

The Chemistry Department prepares students for a diverse and changing world. We strive to contribute to a chemically literate society through teaching, scholarship, and service. Chemistry is the international expert in providing excellence in education, initiating research, and inspiring an environment that ignites young minds.

Mission:

The Chemistry Department provides rigorous preparation of citizens whose career paths require expertise in chemistry. We are dedicated to rigorous standards of content knowledge, communication skills, research quality, and professional behavior. We are committed to demonstrating science as a human endeavor and as a way to understand the natural world. The faculty in the Chemistry Department see themselves as resources for our units, university, state, nation, and world.