Consistent with the university"™s mission to serve as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut, the Department of Chemistry endeavors to provide a thorough, modern education in chemistry that is tailored to the individual student"™s background and career objectives. The chemistry major and the biochemistry option are both accredited by the American Chemical Society.
Objectives
To accomplish this mission, the Department of Chemistry:
- Continues to offer our students the highest quality undergraduate programs in chemistry and biochemistry.
- Emphasizes laboratory techniques throughout the undergraduate curriculum to develop students"™ synthetic, analytical, instrumental and computational skills.
- Provides laboratory experiences using modern instrumentation and data reduction methods.
- Provides a personalized learning environment through faculty mentored undergraduate research opportunities and cooperative education research.
- Prepares students for graduate education in the sciences, the health professions and other fields of interest.
- Assists students in discerning appropriate careers through diligent advising.
- Provides chemical training necessary for nursing and community health students.
- Fosters the growth and development of faculty through research, attendance at professional meetings, and publication and presentation of scholarly work.
- Continues to collaborate with chemical industry professionals in the tri-state area to support professional growth of faculty as well as research opportunities for the students.
- Expresses its strong commitment to public service by collaborating with regional elementary, junior and senior high school educators to promote science education. Assesses entering students"™ backgrounds in math and science to place students in appropriate chemistry courses.