The Faculty of Applied Science comprises the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the School of Community and Regional Planning, the School of Nursing, six engineering departments, the School of Biomedical Engineering at the Vancouver campus and the School of Engineering at the Okanagan campus.
Our Faculty has a unique variety of disciplines. Our core purpose is to discover, create and apply knowledge, provide top-tier education, and champion a community of responsible professionals devoted to serving a thriving, sustainable and healthy society. Our work and the professional disciplines we represent span the entire human-centred built environment. We represent innovation at all scales from the nanoscale electronic devices that power communications to the design and construction of entire cities.
We embody responsible risk-taking and an innovative spirit, and our work reflects an ethos that arises from our commitment to, and respect for, our environment. We leverage our multidisciplinary strength and small-community approach to address society’s most complex challenges. The location of our campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna allows us to leverage a diverse and inclusive culture.
Our brand allows us to communicate and support the Faculty’s mission, vision, values, priorities and commitments.
Mission
We shape the leaders and professions that shape the world.
We do this by:
Creating the leaders for tomorrow
Impacting our professions through our research and practice
Vision
Thriving people, places and planet.
Thriving reflects:
Social equity and well-being
Physical and mental health
Sustainable and diverse environment
Values
Our five central brand values underlie everything we support, achieve and communicate.
INTEGRITY
We are trusted professionals.
ADVENTURE
We are bold, confident and courageous.
AGILITY
We are rapid, responsive and resilient.
CREATIVITY
We are impactful innovators.
TOGETHER
We are diverse, interdisciplinary collaborators.
Priorities
The first three priorities describe how we achieve our mission: how we educate future societal professional leaders, prepare society and our professions for an evolving workplace, and design the university as the bedrock for continuous innovation. The next three priorities support our vision of thriving people, places and planet.
Transforming ourselves
University for the future
Demonstrating innovation throughout the institution from new pedagogical approaches, to administrative processes, to providing lifelong value to students, alumni, faculty and staff
Future of work
Equipping students, staff and faculty with the skills to thrive in a rapidly changing professional landscape
Inclusive leadership and respectful engagement
Cultivating a culture grounded in respect, humility, wellness, balance and joy
Transforming the world
Solutions for people
Developing the health, technology and equity solutions that serve our communities and the individuals within them
Thriving cities and communities
Improving how we move, work and connect to create healthier, safer and more productive communities
Planetary health
Spearheading efforts to accelerate global environment action
Commitments
As professionals in service to society, we are committed to action that will affect urgent and meaningful transformation in each of our identified priority areas.
We are committed to lead by example in our actions as individuals and through our policies and processes as an institution. We will embody the qualities of a 21st century university as a leading example of the professional education, research and practice to ensure our Faculty advances global actions.
We will embrace ambiguity in our own technologically evolving work place and enable work readiness in rapidly evolving social and economic environments through a honed repertoire of technical, creative, critical thinking, leadership, digital collaboration and intercultural skills.
We will act with intention to develop the leaders of tomorrow that demonstrate intentional and consistent action to foster a culture grounded in inclusion and respectful engagement.
We will increase impact of our research, education, and community engagement; to work closely with partners to ensure healthy, productive, safe, inclusive and sustainable lives, cities and communities both locally and globally.
We will develop and implement real-world environmental and economically sustainable innovations and accelerate solutions that support planetary health, future cities and healthy and productive communities.
Resource
Details on our Faculty’s priorities and strategies, and their applications, can be found on our strategic plan.