University of New Orleans

The University of New Orleans is the university of a new, revitalized New Orleans partnership with Louisiana and the world for the 21st Century:

1. Committed to habits of creative discovery on the part of the artists, scientists, and scholars who work diligently to renew, reshape, and refresh our basic understanding, interpretation, and enjoyment of the world we share, to clarify our inheritance and to enrich our legacy for a new generation;

2. Committed to standards of rigorous learning for all our students, faculty, and staff, to produce well-rounded, three-dimensional individuals who are fully prepared to function as responsible citizens, and as skilled employees and entrepreneurs, in the complex and changing environment of a new century;

3. Committed to practices of responsive engagement with the needs of our students and our community, to sustain cultural, economic, and educational adaptation and development that enable our city, state, and nation to grow to meet the challenges and opportunities of competition and cooperation in a new era.

The University of New Orleans established the Coastal Research Laboratory within the Department of Geology and Geophysics to provide information, knowledge, technology and human resources for natural resource management in Louisiana and throughout the United States. The specialization of coastal research and restoration science investigates the shallow geologic framework, the landforms and sediments, the process of change, and the impact of man in the world's coastal regions.