Mission & Values

Mission & Values

Mission

To promote a culture of safety, environmental protection, and compliance for the communities of the University of Arizona by providing leadership in the identification and management of safety, health, and environmental risks. Risk Management Services administers comprehensive programs and services that ensure the overall welfare of our staff, faculty, students, visitors, and the environment in support of the overall mission and strategic plan of the University of Arizona.

Vision

A partnership with staff, faculty, and students who are aware of risks and empowered to learn, discover, and work in a manner that protects human health, university assets, and the environment.

Aerial view of Alumni Plaza and Mall

To achieve our Mission and Vision, Risk Management Services must and will be:

  • An organization that performs with the highest integrity, accuracy, efficiency, and responsiveness
  • An organization that advances the highest level of safety awareness and promotes best practices
  • Aggressive in pursuing prevention and resolution of unsafe conditions
  • The primary resource for information related to health, safety, risk management, and institutional insurance
  • Effective advocates for those within the university community
  • Flexible to effectively respond to the changing needs of the university community
  • A steward for environmental quality
  • An example of safety
  • Composed of professional staff with the highest levels of expertise
  • Recognized as user friendly and customer driven
  • Guided by University values in all that we do (Compassion, Adaptation, Determination, Integrity, Exploration, and Inclusion)