The Faculty and Administrative Staff at Texas Southern University support the University's "5 Points of Vision":

• Fiscal Responsibility
• Service & accountability in administration
• Hospitable learning and living environment
• Commitment to community outreach
• Academic and faculty excellence

Texas Southern University provides excellent educational opportunities for Texas residents and individuals from around the nation and the world. TSU has 350 full- and part-time faculty members; 70 percent of the full-time faculty has earned doctorate degrees.

The designation of Texas Southern University as "a special purpose institution of higher education for urban programming" provides a foundation for its programmatic goals. Ascribing to the global implications of its urban mission, the University focuses on high quality teaching, research, and public service as a means of preparing students for leadership roles in the urban communities of our state, nation, and world.