Outstanding education is inextricably intertwined both with our scholarly and creative activities and our contributions to the human and economic development of our community. Our instructional corps will produce highly influential original empirical and theoretical scholarship in collaboration with our undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship will be focused and programmatic. The outstanding quality of this research will be known by publication in top-tier journals and books, financial support from government and foundation sources, an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional focus, and, most important, the outstanding students produced at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We will provide leadership in the preparation of professionals and programs that support an appreciation for life-long learning and development. These objectives will be realized within a technologically advanced, diverse learning community focusing on:

Teaching excellence and professionalism in the classroom,

Basic and applied research in education, human behavior, learning, and information exchange,

Innovation by improving and developing new models and programs for education, human behavioral change, learning, and information exchange,

Diffusion of these models into existing and new programs supporting education, human behavior change, learning, and information exchange, and

Development of the College and University by reaching out to our colleagues in other disciplines and institutions and community constituents in order to establish mutually beneficial relationships