Coastal Carolina University Vision
In his inauguration speech (2007), Coastal Carolina University President David A. DeCenzo called for the University to become the “public comprehensive university of choice in South Carolina.”
Coastal Carolina University Values
As a student-centered learning community in which students, faculty and staff embrace education as a lifelong pursuit and act responsibly to preserve the natural environment, Coastal Carolina University embraces the following values:
Truth
Coastal Carolina University values truth and the freedom to express the truth, in keeping with the motto Ex libertate veritas -- from freedom, truth.
Respect
Coastal Carolina University values diversity, equity and inclusion in all of its forms and values civility and fairness toward individuals, cultures, ideas and resources.
Integrity
Coastal Carolina University values a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
Excellence
Coastal Carolina University values distinction in all its endeavors.