Focus institutional instructional and research expertise on community and societal needs throughout the state, region, nation, and world.
1: Actively participate in community planning, marketing, volunteerism, and responsible economic development throughout the state and region.
2: Enhance partnerships with other institutions of higher education throughout the state and region.
3: Strengthen partnerships with K-12 organizations to enhance students’ abilities to enter and ascend ISU’s educational ladder of opportunity.
4: Develop and maintain continuing education services founded on quality, access, affordability, and flexibility.
5: Develop and refine academic programming and research that advances our institutional mission as it evolves to meet changing needs across the state, region, nation, and world.
6: Enhance existing alumni relations and support and develop further resources aimed at supporting the University’s mission.