The mission of St Lawrence University is to provide quality, affordable education in the American liberal arts tradition by adopting a whole-person development approach, student-centered teaching ethos and broad cross-disciplinary curriculum that prepare students to think, evaluate and act with Faith in contributing to the development of humanity in their community and the world. To accomplish this, SLU will - develop programs of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels which are relevant to Cameroon's needs in an increasingly global and technology oriented world; - develop rich campus life and learning programs, service and community outreach program and international exchange programs that contribute to the whole person development of the students; - develop integrated language programs that equip students with the communication skills to cope with the multilingual environment in Cameroon; - develop a culture of effective teaching, vibrant research and discussion, and interaction/exchange with other institutions of higher learning throughout the world; - develop a culture of accountability and make the most effective use of the human, financial and technical resources available for the pursuit of our goals; and - Develop mutually beneficial relations with various sectors in the community and meet the community’s educational and training needs.