Mission Statement
We, the Missouri State University Music Department faculty and students, embrace a unifying commitment to social justice, diversity and inclusion, as well as equity and equality. We pledge to encourage an atmosphere of valuing the inclusion of diversity and respect, and creating collaboration in the classroom, on our stages, in campus life, and in our entire community.
We stand together to confront systemic racism and bigotry of all kinds and to condemn racist violence We celebrate the diverse perspectives of people identifying as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color, people of different religious faiths, people with differing abilities, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with different economic and national backgrounds, all of whom have been historically excluded from American music programming and curricula.
Vision
We, the Missouri State University Music Department faculty and students, stand together to confront systemic racism and bigotry of all kinds and to condemn racist violence.
We condemn bigotry in all forms and seek to actively confront it in our own community and beyond, including questioning and addressing the ways in which our own practices and curricula perpetuate bigotry and systematic exclusion.
We embrace a unifying commitment to social justice, diversity and inclusion, equity and equality, and anti-racism.
We pledge to encourage an atmosphere of positivity, inclusion, respect, and creative collaboration in the classroom, on our stages, in campus life, and in our entire community.
As ethical leaders within our music department, our campus, and our community, we will maintain the highest standard of professional conduct and personal integrity in all our interactions with others.
We recognize the unifying and healing power of music making and music sharing, and therefore we will strive to affect lasting change in our community by incorporating our mission of Cultural Competence, Community Engagement, and Ethical Leadership throughout our curricula and in the varied musical programming we present.