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Mission
The
mission of Purdue University is to serve the citizens of Indiana,
the United States, and the world through discovery
that expands the realm of knowledge, learning through
dissemination and preservation of knowledge, and engagement
through exchange of knowledge.
Discovery:
Grounded in the most advanced theoretical, empirical, and
applied methods,
the University’s programs of research, scholarship, and
creative endeavor expand the realm of knowledge across a wide
range of academic disciplines.
Learning
through dissemination and preservation: The University
promotes and champions learning by providing a variety of
instructional settings where students and faculty can share
and create new knowledge. It distributes knowledge to an audience
of peers and citizens through a great diversity of academic
literature and professional activities. In its libraries and
other archives, the University serves as the repository and
facilitator of access to a rich accumulation of human information,
knowledge, and wisdom.
Engagement
through exchange: Through its programs of knowledge exchange
and application, the University helps put knowledge to work
to create new opportunities that advance our society and solve
a variety of technical and social problems.
In
all these activities, the University seeks to:
- Prepare
its graduates to succeed as leaders, professionals, informed
consumers, responsible citizens, and lifelong learners;
- Admit
to its programs an academically proficient population of
students pursuing post-secondary education;
- Reach
out to an expanded audience of learners through residential
and distance education utilizing a variety of learning media
and technologies;
- Play
a leadership role in Indiana's economic and social development;
- Promote
human and intellectual diversity by providing equal access
and opportunity to representatives of a rich variety of
populations and cultures; and
- Contribute
to the welfare and advancement of human societies throughout
the world.
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