Mission Statement and Implementation
RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Leveraging
Resources and Accelerating Innovation
through Strategic Alliances
VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is to be an engaged leader in higher education scholarship, with an emphasis on innovative discovery benefiting society.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to develop and advance academic and scholarly endeavors by leveraging resources through research, public service and engagement to foster innovative discovery and advancement for the university, local, regional, state, national and global communities.
VALUES
Utilizing a student-centered, applied and interdisciplinary approach, we are an engaged, respectful and passionate community that values:
-Innovation
-Empowerment
-Impact
-Integrity
-Service
-Stewardship
To achieve this mission, the Office of the
Vice Provost:
Represent the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs with key audiences and continue to build
strategic alliances, especially in Richmond and Washington. Serve
as the liaison for the University to Congress of the United
States.
Enhance research for faculty, students, and staff development,
especially in the following focused areas:
Enhance the climate and infrastructure to support intellectual
property and technology transfer through the development of more
support vehicles for faculty and staff and sustaining the Office of
Technology Transfer.
Support economic innovation through active partnerships among
business, government, education (including K-12), regional
technology and workforce efforts, and connectivity with state
university economic development resources. Unify presence for
five counties and five cities in the central Shenandoah Valley for
economic development initiatives. Provide assistance in marketing
and business assistance for the Shenandoah Valley region. Promote
new investment, strengthen existing business, and guide labor force
development to ensure a healthy economic future for the
region.


