Vision Statement Mission Statement March 11, 2009

Draft Vision Statement Minnesota State University Moorhead will be a welcoming educational community that offers rigorous courses of study and places high expectations upon its students. Our strong commitment to faculty-mentored undergraduate research and intellectual growth will provide students with continual opportunities for personal and professional achievement. MSUM will continue to foster an environment that encourages students to become versatile, thoughtful, innovative, and engaged leaders who contribute to their professions and their communities.

Draft Vision Statement MSUM values diversity and mutual respect and will strive to instill these ideals throughout the institution. MSUM honors its heritage as a respected, student-focused, public university and will continue to enhance our student’s lives at the same time that it contributes to the community and the region. MSUM will offer graduate and professional programs that contribute to the state and region through increased collaboration with local and state business, industry, and human services to assure optimal preparation of graduates.

Draft Vision Statement Minnesota State University Moorhead will build upon a solid foundation of high quality teaching and learning as it commits to a future as the premiere Liberal Arts and Sciences-based university in the region.

The Process Vision Committee Reviewed other institutions’ vision and mission statements Mission Subcommittee Authentic and easy to recall Link the vision and the mission

Link between Vision and Mission Vision Statement: Welcoming campus Rigorous programs Intellectual growth Personal and professional enrichment Versatile, innovative and engaged leaders Mission Statement: Discovery, development, success Access and opportunity Versatile and rigorous All students

Mission Subcommittee Oscar Flores Jean Sando Ann Goldade Michelle Malott Cindy Phillips Doug Hamilton Pam McGee Evelyn Quigley Matt Richter Larry Nicholson

Purpose of this conversation To share information about mission statements To explain the process for MSUM’s new mission statement To get feedback on the draft MSUM mission statement

Questions for a Mission Statement Why do we exist? Whom do we serve? What are our outcomes?

Our current Mission Statement The mission of Minnesota State University Moorhead is to foster excellence in teaching and learning. The University strives to provide an educational environment that supports intellectual development, that welcomes diversity, and that develops the skills and talents of women and men so that they have the capacity to live usefully, act responsibly, and be learners all their lives. The academic programs at the University are founded upon a common liberal studies experience and emphasize developing the unique talents of each person. The University provides baccalaureate-level programs in the liberal arts, natural and social sciences, teacher education, business and technology, the fine arts, and professional areas. It provides selected graduate programs in response to regional needs. The University encourages scholarly and creative endeavors that promote a commitment by faculty and students to their disciplines, to continuing professional development, and to excellence in learning. The University enhances the quality of life in the region with the professional, cultural, and recreational services offered by its students, faculty, and staff. Minnesota State University Moorhead is one of seven comprehensive Minnesota state universities established to provide the citizens of Minnesota access to quality educational programs at moderate cost. Minnesota State University Moorhead’s primary responsibility is to provide baccalaureate programs to residents of northwest and west central Minnesota. Through tuition reciprocity agreements, the University also provides educational services to residents of several regional states and one province.

MnSCU’s Mission Statement The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system of distinct and collaborative institutions offers higher education that meets the personal and career goals of a wide range of individual learners, enhances the quality of life for all Minnesotans and sustains vibrant economies throughout the state.

Other Mission Statements NDSU: With energy and momentum, North Dakota State University addresses the needs and aspirations of people in a changing world by building on our land-grant foundation. Concordia: The purpose of Concordia College is to influence the affairs of the world by sending into society thoughtful and informed men and women dedicated to the Christian life.

Other Mission Statements St. Cloud State: St. Cloud State University is committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and service, fostering scholarship and enhancing collaborative relationships in a global community. MSU-Mankato: Minnesota State University, Mankato promotes learning through effective undergraduate and graduate teaching, scholarship, and research in service to the state, the region and the global community.

Other Mission Statements Bemidji State: Mission: E3 Engage. Embrace. Educate. As northern Minnesota’s university, we engage in new worlds of thought, embrace responsible citizenship, and educate for a future that can only be imagined.

Draft Mission Statement MSUM offers all students the opportunity to discover their passion, the rigor to develop intellectually, and the versatility to succeed in a changing world.

Does it answer the questions? Why do we exist? To offer opportunity, rigor, and versatility Who is to be served? All students Outcomes? Discovery, development, and success

Questions and Comments?