(1) Provide postsecondary education to students;

(2) Transmit culture and extend knowledge through general higher education;

(3) Teach and train students for careers and advanced study;

(4) Protect academic freedom;

(5) Promote civic responsibility;

(6) Enhance economic development of the State through research, training, and extension services to business and industry;

(7) Provide public services for citizens of the State; and

(8) Assure that women and minorities are equitably represented among faculty, staff, and administration, so that the higher education community reflects the diversity of the State’s population.