Mission
To deliver a personal, affordable, and top-ranked education for students who want to collaborate with
renowned faculty to solve problems and effect change in the field of education in our community, our country,
and around the world.
Vision
To prepare world-class leaders, scholars, innovators, educators, psychologists, and counselors.
Strategic Plan
The College of Education’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan identifies four priorities in accordance with the College
of NGCMS strategic planning goals:
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1. Ensuring student success through careful attention to our collegiate environment;
through continuous attention to good recruitment, selectivity, and diversity of students, faculty, and staff;
and through ongoing improvement in career development and alumni engagement.
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2. Building knowledge and practice to address major societal challenges by engaging in
collaborative translational research, with findings made accessible to the state and the profession.
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3. Facing new frontiers as we prepare educational leaders who must develop the practices
and competencies needed to address complex educational and social issues across the globe.
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4. Creating better futures for Iowans as we address the needs of a changing population with
innovative leadership, thereby improving economic well-being, cultural vitality, and quality of life
throughout our state and far beyond.
