Excellence by Design
2024-2029 Illinois State University’s Strategic Plan
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Vision
Illinois State University will be a national leader in student-focused education connecting teaching, research, innovation, and intercultural understanding.
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Mission
Illinois State University prepares diverse, engaged, and informed members of society through collaborative teaching, scholarship, and service.
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Division of Student Affairs: Elevating Engagement, Strengthening Connections, and Maximizing Impact!
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Mission
We support Redbirds in achieving their personal and professional potential by providing holistic care, promoting healthy behaviors, addressing barriers to success, developing leadership skills, and inspiring civic engagement.
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Vision
We equip Redbirds with the wisdom and skills to lead meaningful lives and transform communities for the better.
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Values
Our mission is guided by Divisional values that amplify student voices and align with the University's core values.
- Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship: We value our roles as educators and learners. This value is exemplified in providing robust hands-on experiences and the capacity to integrate learning across experiences over time.
- Individualized Attention: We value the well-being, growth, needs, and success of each person. This value is exemplified in our commitment to developing and delivering experiences tailored to providing purposeful assistance, advocacy, and support.
- Equity, Diversity, Access, and Belonging: We value and embrace the richness of human diversity by prioritizing inclusion across policies, programs, services, and spaces. This value is exemplified by our commitment to equitable opportunities and fostering a community that celebrates varied perspectives, ideas, and cultures.
- Community and Civic Engagement: We value every individual’s contribution to their communities. This value is exemplified by creating and supporting opportunities for individuals to advance their knowledge and skills, enact their values in partnership with the community, and create a more just and equitable world.
- Respect: We value the contributions and perspectives of others. This value is exemplified in our words and behaviors, built on a foundation of care, cooperation, recognition, and civility.
- Collaboration: We value that our best comes from a team approach. This value is exemplified in our commitment to educate, communicate, and cultivate relationships that build and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships to achieve shared success.
- Integrity: We value the integration of ethics into personal and professional practice. This value is exemplified in our commitment to being accountable, authentic, consistent, and just.