Mission

In addition to supporting the next generation and their advisors to develop the individual, the organization, and the culture/system, discipline, or industry, the mission of the Hatmob Research Program is to employ a holistic learning approach in alignment with Stetson University’s mission toward the art of learning, which the University states is:

“Enhanced through small interactive classes, close student-faculty alliances, and collaborative approaches that provide the foundation for rewarding careers and advanced study in selective graduate and professional programs. We embrace diverse methodologies to foster effective communication, information and technological literacy, and aesthetic appreciation. We encourage the development of informed convictions, independent judgment, and lifelong commitments to learning that are characteristic features of the enlightened citizen. In bringing together learning and values, the University encourages all of its members to demonstrate personal integrity; to develop an appreciation for the spiritual dimension of life; to embrace leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent, and technological world; and to commit to active forms of social responsibility.”

Background

The Hatmob Signature Research Program provides opportunities for students and faculty to achieve the above goals via applied empirical inquiry. The three primary tenets of the Hatmob Crest are symbolized by the crest as follows:

• the book represents research,
• the eagle represents leadership, and
• the tree represents culture.