The charter has helped each campus and school articulate its mission, strengthen exceptional programs, and reinforce the international dimensions of teaching and research that will be critical to excellence in the next millennium. From our strength within, we can reach out to our various communities, reinforcing partnerships with public schools, businesses, and governments. And in our research, we work with and serve those beyond the walls of the university. The Journey is Well Begun The SDC process has supported work for excellence. The initiatives described here are only a few of the many on all of IU's campuses.
Research is key to a great university.
The Strategic Directions Charter calls for a commitment to maintain research excellence and to reach in even more directions. Both inter-campus and international initiatives are among those specified in the charter. And if progress can be judged by statistics alone, we are meeting and surpassing our goals. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Aging is inevitable.