Our Mission

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OVPAL will support departments, academic leaders and faculty in reaching their full potential, achieving their professional aspirations, and aligning their academic pursuits with national defense priorities for the benefit of DON and NPS warrior-scholars who are preparing for crucial roles as leaders and defenders of our nation.

Our Vision

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OVPAL aspires to be the nucleus for the development of departments and institutes in support of the NPS mission; and the focal point for the advancement and support of faculty and academic leadership to distinguish themselves as top leaders, educators, scholars in their discipline and innovators in the field of defense-focused graduate education to ensure warfighting advantage for the Department of the Navy and its partners.

Our Core Values

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• Building an integrated military-academic culture of civility, caring, collaboration, cooperation, communication, respect, and appreciation that enables faculty and academic leaders to flourish.
   
• Preparing faculty to excel in teaching, research, and service for professional advancement and to benefit NPS students and the institution.
   
• Excellence is the hallmark of high-performance organizations and teams – VPAL will continually strive toward it with an eye on quality and continuous improvement.