Provide accessible undergraduate and graduate degree programs that prepare graduates for academic and career advancement.
Attract and retain high quality and diverse students, faculty and staff through innovative programs and opportunities with an emphasis on recruitment and retention of persons who are black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).
Enhance the quality of existing academic and student affairs programming and develop new programs to address the health and human service needs of southeastern North Carolina and beyond.
Utilize technology to create and sustain virtual and physical instructional environments that enhance interprofessionalism, collaboration, and learning.
Expand global engagement and transcultural learning experiences to support the creation and exchange of knowledge and expertise.
Sustain and expand inclusive applied learning experiences.
Support academic, personal and professional development of students through a sustainable student advising and student success services model.
Sustain and expand interprofessional learning experiences by collaborating with university and community partners.
Promote and sustain an environment inclusive of all students, staff and faculty, supportive of those who identify as BIPOC.
Increase student participation in research, scholarly activity, and innovation by collaborating with university and community partners.
Increase interprofessional collaboration in research, scholarly activity and innovation, with an emphasis on marginalized groups.
Enhance research and scholarly productivity through publications and presentations.
Increase internal and external funding through submission and awards of grants and contracts.
Increase academic-community partnerships focused on research, scholarly activity and innovation with an emphasis on health disparities and equity.
Build an infrastructure to support and sustain faculty, staff and student research, scholarly activity, and innovation.