Purdue University Strategic Plan - Mission
The mission of the Purdue University College of Science is to serve the citizens of Indiana, the United States, and the world through discovery that expands the realm of knowledge in the basic and applied sciences, learning through education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and engagement through the exchange of scientific skills and understanding.
Discovery: The College creates and nurtures a community of scholars in which some of the world’s best minds generate scientific knowledge at the forefront of our individual disciplines and in multidisciplinary collaborations.
Learning: The College develops and provides innovative learning environments for the comprehensive education of scientists and scientifically literate citizens.
Engagement: The College supports the application of science to address societal needs by interaction with communities beyond the University boundaries.
In its commitment to these activities, the College of Science
• Engages in scientific research recognized world-wide for its excellence.
• Fosters independence, critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and life-long learning both inside and outside the University community.
• Recruits and retains a student body with strong academic and leadership potential.
• Enhances scientific education and research through involvement on and beyond the campus, utilizing the most advanced technologies.
• Broadens and deepens the educational and research climate by increasing the diversity of our faculty, staff, and students.
• Provides leadership and support in the application of new scientific knowledge to the betterment of the State and the Nation.
• Fosters the development of scientific leaders and a scientifically literate citizenry by providing leadership and support within the State for science education at the primary and secondary levels.
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