Purposes and Core Values: Our dedication to personal service

To provide academic programs and services that address contemporary career and workforce opportunities.

To maintain collaborative relationships with schools, employers, and communities which contribute to the economic growth and social vitality of North Dakota.

To deliver flexible programs, instruction, and student services to meet the needs of the individual.

To cultivate an environment that supports creativity, intellectual curiosity, lifelong learning, service, and an appreciation of diversity.

Core Values: Our dedication to personal service

Mayville State University, since its beginning in 1889, has embraced the philosophy of personal service, the foundation of our core values. These values guide how we perform our work and conduct ourselves every day with all of our stakeholders.

We act with integrity in all we do.

We demonstrate integrity through honesty and loyalty to our institution, high ethical standards, respect for others, being responsible and accountable for our actions, and having open communication.

We are student-focused.

We provide individualized support that is responsive to the needs of students, and results in their success.

We are committed to teaching and learning excellence.

We engage in transformational experiences, supportive learning environments, scholarly opportunities, and collaborative relationships.

 We promote and value an open and diverse community.

We foster partnerships across our local, regional, and global communities. We respect all individuals through our small town campus culture that supports a sense of family.

We integrate leadership in all we do.

We encourage individuals to develop and strengthen leadership skills and abilities, while providing opportunities to enhance the common good.

Mayville State University Land Acknowledgement Statement

Mayville State University, a land grant institution created in 1889, collectively acknowledges that the region we occupy rests upon the ancestral, traditional, and current lands of Indigenous groups of Dakota, Ojibwe, and Metis. We pledge to build our relations with the contemporary First nations of North Dakota including the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation; Spirit Lake Nation; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, as well as neighboring tribes.

Mayville State University advocates for the healing of historical trauma endured by the descendants of those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We recognize and support the sovereignty of tribal nations and for Indigenous communities. 

Mayville State University strives toward an emerging future of friendship, collaboration, and progress.

Purpose

It is important to understand the history that has brought people to the land on which they reside. A Land Acknowledgement Statement seeks to show respect, recognition, and gratitude to Indigenous Peoples who call the land home.

Use

The Land Acknowledgement Statement should be spoken or printed in its entirety. The Statement should be altered or rewritten. The Acknowledgement may be shared at events such as official university ceremonies, critical conversations, performances, and/or conferences, as determined by the event coordinators. University faculty, staff, and student organizations are welcome to use the Acknowledgement when deemed appropriate (ex. printed in programs, syllabi, etc.).