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Mission & Values

Mission

 The Risk Management Division, within the Office of Business Affairs at the University of Arizona, partners with the university community to anticipate, identify, evaluate, and proactively manage risks. Through expert consulting, enterprise risk management, insurance services, claims administration, regulatory compliance, contractual risk transfer, and loss prevention, we protect the institution’s people, assets, and reputation while advancing the University’s mission of excellence in teaching, research, and service. We promote sound risk management principles and best practices through collaborative, cross-functional partnerships. Our dedicated team delivers practical solutions and strategic support for a wide range of university activities—including special events, field trips, high-risk travel, drones, minors on campus, volunteer coverage, and more—fostering a safe, resilient, and thriving campus environment for all.

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)