Through its 100+ year history, Southern Utah University has evolved from a teacher training school into its current role as a comprehensive, regional university. It serves the southern region of Utah and the contiguous counties of two states with undergraduate and graduate programs, and applied technology training. People of the region look to the University for outreach services, culture, economic and business development, public education, regional history, public affairs, and major academic specialties. As a community of learners, Southern Utah University serves as a comprehensive regional university to encourage a lifelong love of learning, to foster academic excellence, to instill ethics and values, and to honor thought in all its finest forms. Foremost to our role and central to its disciplines are superior teaching and quality service to students. Fundamental to our purpose are scholarly activities and public service.