1.        University Goal: 

Offer high quality undergraduate and graduate education provided by student-focused faculty who are dedicated to excellent teaching, scholarship, and professional service in a wide array of liberal arts and sciences and professional academic areas.

College of Interdisciplinary Studies Goal:  Promote excellent interdisciplinary, integrative, teaching and learning in the tradition of liberal education. 

CESME Goal:  Help the GVSU faculty maintain and enhance its teaching excellence. 

Strategy:  Offer a venue in which GVSU faculty can interact with and learn from leading academic scholars as well as from specialists in educational pedagogy.

2.       University Goal: 

Contribute to the enrichment of society by building collaborations within the university as well as those among the university, its family of alumni and retirees, and external entities.

CESME Goal:  Foster collaborations between GVSU faculty and faculty of other regional and national colleges and universities.

Strategy:  Offer a venue in which GVSU faculty can demonstrate its proficiency and explore shared educational goals with college and university faculty elsewhere.

3.       University Goal: 

Promote inclusion, equity, and intercultural learning in all aspects of university life.

College of Interdisciplinary Studies Goal:  Imbed diversity, intercultural competence, and inclusive excellence in CoIS curriculum, scholarship, initiatives and programs.

CESME Goal:  Assist GVSU faculty in identifying and adopting pedagogy that promotes inclusion and equity in the classroom.

Strategy:  Offer workshops and short-courses in educational pedagogy that have been shown to accommodate a range of learning styles, thus promoting inclusiveness.

4.       University Goal:

Create a vibrant university culture that fosters an atmosphere of inquiry and learning in all university and community settings.

College of Interdisciplinary Studies Goal:  Increase participation of faculty, staff and students in CoIS programs.

CESME Goal:  Help GVSU faculty to maintain a scholarly life of inquiry and creativity.

Strategy:  Develop educational programs that support inquiry and creativity in areas relevant to the professional interests of GVSU faculty.

5.       University Goal: 

Effectively present the university's image and advance its reputation.

College of Interdisciplinary Studies Goal:  Increase the visibility of the work of CoIS in the GVSU community.

CESME Goal:  Effectively present the university's image and advance its reputation.

Strategy:  Provide a venue in whichthe GVSU community can publicly share its achievements and in which external communities of interest can learn about the university's strengths and abilities.

In Cooperation with CoIS