Tiffin University Organizational Profile

Mission

Educate students by linking knowledge to professional practice.

Values

How we behave – ICARE

Interdependence
We are an inclusive and caring community that emphasizes service as a foundation of success.

Communication
We engage in authentic dialogue, timely exchanges of information, and fact-driven discussion, civil debate, and decision-making.

Accountability
We make ethical, responsible decisions that have a high degree of integrity, are data informed, and are results-oriented.

Respect
As a portal of equal access to education and information, we model civility and compassion; we embrace diversity as an essential component of creating a rich university experience for everyone.

Entrepreneurship
We prize innovation and creative thinking as hallmarks of successful participation in the global marketplace.
 

The above stated Guiding Principles frame Tiffin University’s strategic planning process and serve as the foundation of who we are and what we do as an institution of higher learning.

Strategic Priorities 

Where we will focus:

• Create an environment focused on student success. (Students)

• Grow innovative academic programs. (Academics)

• Optimize our organizational capacity. (People)

• Strengthen and increase institutional financial sustainability. (Finances)

• Enhance our critical infrastructure. (Facilities and Technology)

Background 

Tiffin University was established in 1888 and now offers nationally accredited graduate and undergraduate degrees in Business Administration, top-notch bachelor's and master's degrees in Criminal Justice and Social Sciences, and distinctive degrees in the Arts and Sciences. All through our history, the University has nurtured a student-centered setting and a strong sense of real community for our students, faculty and staff. Tiffin University has always believed in offering the highest quality education – “an education for life.”

Leadership 

Leadership at tiffin University starts with President Schumacher she leads the university and gives direction to the members of her cabinet on where Tiffin is going. Within her cabinet is Director of athletics Lonny Allen who has served in this position since 2008 having involvement with various projects and advancements in athletics. Next in line in athletics is Kelly Daniel who has worked with Tiffin for the last 25 years as her title is now Senior Assoc. AD., SWA, Dir. of Compliance. The leadership in the Athletics Office is dedicated to " will promote a spirit of competition that concentrates upon the development of leadership skills, involvement and participation of non-athletic personnel in the support of intercollegiate competitive contests, and a sense of unity among all members of the Tiffin University Community".

Services

The Athletic department at Tiffin offers 26 sports programs that student-athletes are able to be apart of. Their philosophy and and rules of thumb are, Tiffin University is committed to the continued development of its students as members of an institution of higher education in which each student athlete is recognized as an individual with a unique set of goals for success in life and in career. The University is committed to the belief that an athlete's success in life is contingent upon the athlete's commitment to the principles of honor on and off the field of play.

In keeping with the above philosophy, the Tiffin University Athletic Department has set forth the following criteria designed to assist its members, both staff and students, in the maintenance of the foregoing policies:

1. The athletic personnel at Tiffin University will foster an atmosphere that will encourage the students and staff to conduct their affairs with the utmost in ethics, integrity, and honesty, both on and off the field of competition.

2. It is further expected that all athletic personnel will promote and develop a respect for athletic competition founded on the principles of sportsmanship and fair play within a highly competitive environment.

3. All members of the Athletic Department at Tiffin University, both staff and students, will conduct themselves in a manner which is in strict accordance with the code of ethics maintained by the school's national athletic affiliate and by the regional athletic conferences within which the University's athletic teams compete. Behavior which reflects negatively upon, or which brings irreparable harm to either the individual or to the school as a whole, is strictly prohibited.

4. All student athletes at Tiffin University will conduct themselves at all times in strict accordance with the statement of conduct contained in the Tiffin University Student Handbook. Failure to perform within these behavioral parameters will result in subsequent disciplinary action on the part of the University Athletic Department and, if necessary, on the part of the university Administration.

Facilities