Social Mobility

Our Mission

Our mission is social mobility. We transform lives through teaching, scholarship, and service.

What is Social Mobility?

Social mobility in the simplest terms is a change in social status. From a higher education perspective, the focus is more about upward social mobility, which means improved outcomes related to socioeconomic status. Upward social mobility goes beyond making more money. It includes opportunities like increased job prospects, a living wage, better healthcare, affordable insurance, retirement benefits, and better housing options. Upward social mobility tends to not only impact the individual but also the individual’s family. Once one person in a family achieves upward social mobility, it opens the doors for others in the family to experience similar outcomes.

Our Vision

We will have a positive impact on the State of Georgia and beyond by serving students and our community through broadening access to high-quality education and advancing workforce development.