Mission and Vision
Mission
The Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program shares with the University
of North Florida and the Coggin College of Business its fundamental mission of
providing a first-rate quality education. In its specific role, the Program
fosters the intellectual growth of students within a nationally competitive
Program of Distinction and is a leading source of the creation and
dissemination of knowledge in the areas of logistics and supply chain
management. Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional
service, our faculty engage individually and together with students to deliver
an exemplary curriculum and student experience which emphasizes the discovery
and application of knowledge.
Vision
Do you want to be part of the economic engine driving the global economy? The
Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program at the University of North
Florida is a leading, preeminent provider of high-quality undergraduate,
graduate, and executive education in the areas of logistics and supply chain
management education. Through a diverse array of relevant and distinctive
teaching, scholarship, and professional activities, the Transportation and
Logistics Flagship Program will be a leader of national record, establishing a
curriculum which prepares students for opportunities in the ever-expanding,
dynamic and vibrant logistics industry.
Program's Goals and Founding Values
The Transportation and Logistics
Flagship Program promotes teaching and scholarly activities that are responsive
to, and engaged with, significant issues within the local, regional, national
and international communities which embrace the University of North Florida.
The T&L Flagship Program emphasizes individuality of students' experience
though its small class sizes, individualized attention, and fosters personal
growth. The Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program cultivates a learning
environment that fosters experiential learning through student-corporate
interaction, emphasizing and the value of building professional networks early
in the students' academic experience. The T&L Flagship Program affirms the
university's civic engagement and community-based focus through its numerous
corporate partnerships with local and regional transportation and logistics firms
and its location in Jacksonville, a major distribution hub with extensive
access to rail, air, maritime, and highway transportation as well as
warehousing and international logistics.
