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IUPUI Vision, Mission, & Core Values

IUPUI Vision, Mission, & Core Values

IUPUI Vision Statement

IUPUI’s vision is to be a leading urban research institution recognized for the success of its students, its advances in health and life sciences, and its intellectual, economic, and cultural contributions to the well-being of the citizens of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana, and beyond.

IUPUI Mission Statement

IUPUI, a partnership between Indiana and Purdue Universities, is Indiana's urban research and academic health sciences campus. IUPUI's mission is to advance the State of Indiana and the intellectual growth of its citizens to the highest levels nationally and internationally through research and creative activity, teaching and learning, and civic engagement. By offering a distinctive range of bachelor's, master's, professional, and Ph.D. degrees, IUPUI promotes the educational, cultural, and economic development of central Indiana and beyond through innovative collaborations, external partnerships, and a strong commitment to diversity.

Our core values helped inform the IUI 2030 planning process:

Collaborative and Excellent: Prioritizing collaboration and boundary-spanning actions that will achieve the highest levels of performance and prominence across all areas of activity.
Equity-Minded: Adopting an equity lens when engaging in planning and decision making and striving to eliminate inequities.
Future-Focused: Forming a sustainable and resilient next-generation urban research campus to meet the needs of students, the city, and the state through talent generation, research, creative activity, and community-engaged service.
Inclusive: Fostering inclusion and ensuring the voices and ideas of stakeholders and constituent groups are heard and understood and striving to ensure a sense of belonging.
Innovative: Creating conditions under which new, creative, and cutting-edge ideas can flourish.
Strengths-Based: Leveraging prior investments and sources of distinction and differentiation when identifying strategic priorities.
Transparent and Evidence-Informed: Ensuring that robust data and metrics are widely available to inform strategic decision making.
Urban-Centric: Recognizing and strengthening the unique context to enhance the quality of life for all citizens through research and creative activity, economic impact, and talent generation.