The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy is dedicated to providing students with the highest quality instruction and performing first class research to serve society.

Our students and faculty generate new knowledge that enhances discussion of important social, economic, and public policy issues and leads to innovations in industry, government, and non-profit organizations. We prepare our students for meaningful careers, advanced professional training, and an active role in public life.

Investing in a Future of Outstanding Opportunities

The College's strategic plan is to build on our existing strengths to:

• transform the educational experience for our most outstanding students;
• initiate new programs to help prepare tomorrow's leaders in business, politics, government, and the non-profit sector for a global society;
• build world class research and teaching programs focusing on issues related to equality of opportunity, aging, and health that are critical to the state of Florida;
• develop an international research and teaching program focusing on the impact of culture, social relations and political institutions on poverty, equality of opportunity, economic growth, terrorism, and international relations;
• use our path breaking research to generate innovative solutions to economic, political and social problems;
• achieve top quartile status for all our graduate programs.

Our new teaching and research priorities show how our goals will be achieved.