Alliant International University - San Diego

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Mission Statement

At Alliant International University, we sometimes refer to ourselves as "a family of schools," and this is true in several ways. The two schools that came together to form Alliant were each innovative institutions with distinctive missions of their own. Those missions have been handed down to their offspring, Alliant, and still remain compelling today. From United States International University, we have inherited an enduring commitment to internationalism. From the California School of Professional Psychology, we have gained strong convictions about how professionals should be educated and how important it is for them to develop multi-cultural competence. As we have grown, we have formed strong alliances with other institutions such as the Presidio School of Management, which holds a vision of sustainability that has relevance in natural, social and business systems. While all the schools within the Alliant family are distinctive, it's also true that all the members of our educational family hold strong resemblances. We often speak of the "professional practice university," because that phrase has encapsulates many of the shared features of our academic programs. In all of our programs, we prepare students to enter professions: psychology, education, management and public service, in which their future success depends upon the mastery of a specialized body of knowledge and skills. We emphasize the practical application of knowledge, and our approach to education incorporates theory and practice. In most of our programs, students learn in the field as well as in the classroom. The "professional practice" model implies both a goal and a method of education. We prepare students for independent, knowledge-based careers of service and leadership in a variety of fields.