Mission, Vision, and Values

Our Mission 

To stimulate, enhance and facilitate ethical research and scholarship at Queen's by providing leadership, support and services to advance Queen's position as a research-intensive university, while raising awareness of the excellence of Queen's research and providing accountability to our stakeholders.

In short, we see our goal as:

Helping people achieve excellence
in research and scholarship.

Our Vision

To become the foremost University research portfolio in Canada by:

• having highly engaged employees;
• delivering significant value to the Queen's research community;
• influencing the provincial, national and international research agenda.

Our Values

People

• We value each other as individuals.
• We value a positive and supportive work environment.
• We treat each other with respect, fairness, honesty, patience, understanding and trust.
• We respect and support each other's desire for a personally acceptable work-life balance.
• We support flexibility in work arrangements while balancing workplace requirements and co-worker needs.
• We recognize and celebrate contributions and accomplishments of our co-workers.

Professional Excellence

• We provide the best quality service we can.
• We are solution-focused in a positive and creative manner.
• We exhibit professionalism, competence and ethical behavior in all that we do. 
• We value professional growth and development.

Communication

• We expect open, honest and respectful communication.
• We welcome supportive and constructive feedback.