NEW STRATEGIC PLAN

STRATEGIC PLAN
VISION, MISSION,
& VALUES

SCHOLARSHIP

LEADERSHIP

STEWARDSHIP

UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY

INDICATORS

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
1998 STRATEGIC PLAN

Adopted by the University Board of Trustees
May 5, 1998

VISION

We aspire to enhance the University of Kentucky's stature as one of the nation's great universities: an institution recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in teaching, research, and public service, and a sustaining resource for the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic development of the Commonwealth.

MISSION

The University of Kentucky is a comprehensive, public, land grant university dedicated to preparing students for an increasingly diverse and technological world, and to improving the lives of people in the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world through teaching, research, and service.

• Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, professional, and lifelong education informed by scholarship and research, and guided by a spirit of integrity and mutual respect.
• Our research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, business, and the professions.
• We have a unique responsibility for outreach and public service to support the citizens of the Commonwealth. We collaborate with our educational, professional, business, healthcare, and agricultural partners here and abroad to disseminate, share, and apply knowledge.

VALUES

The values of the University guide our decisions and behavior. We value:

• academic excellence and freedom;
• personal integrity;
• the creation, synthesis, application, and teaching of knowledge;
• lifelong learning;
• the success of our students;
• the personal and professional development of our faculty and staff;
• mutual respect and collaboration;
• cultural diversity and human dignity;
• personal and institutional accountability;
• service to local, state, national, and international communities; and
• the continuous improvement of our programs and administrative processes.