Message from the President

Welcome to Mountain State University! As you browse through the pages of our website and become acquainted with our faculty, students, and programs, we hope you will gain a sense of the excitement, change and growth of the MSU community. During the past decade we have made tremendous progress toward fulfilling our mission of "providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to attain both academic and career goals."

We believe that the educational and personal opportunities you will find on these pages represent the best of what higher education can offer: the chance to explore where your abilities can take you, to build a strong future, and to create meaningful connections with others. Since 1933 we have continued to offer these important opportunities to our traditional students on campus. However, as the borders of Mountain State University's campus grow to encompass the world, we are proud of our ability to now offer our programs to students in all geographic areas through extended and distance education and online learning.

As we teach the value of lifelong development and the importance of new challenges, we are constantly working to create a university that holds to the same principles. Along the way, the accomplishments of our students and alumni remain our greatest source of inspiration.

We are glad that you have visited us on the Web. I invite you to explore the opportunities represented here. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your educational experience more meaningful. We want to be your university.

Sincerely,
Charles H. Polk
President