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Goals and Strategies

Goal 1: Provide innovative, relevant, and rigorous academic programs.
Rigorous academic programs that meet regional needs in innovative ways require a highly qualified, creative, and diverse faculty dedicated to teaching and learning, a strong general education foundation, and a commitment to meeting the highest standards of each discipline. Programs must be delivered using methods designed to reach a diverse community of learners and supported by outstanding technological, library, and other learning resources.
Goal 2. Create an exceptional campus environment for a diverse community of learners.
An exceptional campus environment is distinguished by its commitment to the needs and interests of a diverse student body, a comprehensive network of support services, a rich variety of cultural and recreational opportunities and student life activities, and the quality of interactions among faculty, students, and staff participating in and contributing to learning.
Goal 3. Promote the scholarly and creative achievements of faculty, students, and staff.
For outstanding scholarly and creative projects to develop and flourish, our faculty, students, and staff need a climate conducive to free and open inquiry, rewards for significant achievements, proactive research services, and opportunities to collaborate.
Goal 4. Advance economic development and the quality of life in Fort Wayne and the surrounding region.
IPFW sponsors educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for alumni and for community audiences of all ages and engages in projects with regional businesses that improve their sustainability and competitiveness. Targeted projects are built upon active communication with the community, an entrepreneurial spirit, and cooperative investments. IPFW seeks to provide intellectual leadership by stimulating debate, modeling diversity, and providing expertise to community partners.
Goal 5. Pursue the continuous improvement of university operations.
University operations encompass student services, financial affairs, safety and security services, and general university services such as communications, technology, and physical facilities. In each area, efficiency and effectiveness are hallmarks of the commitment to serving university goals and meeting the needs of members of the campus community.