Missouri Compacts

• Increase academic quality and diversity
• Encourage and support faculty who are committed to excellent teaching as a critical component of student success
• Enhance learning experiences
• Increase flexible paths to learning and degree completion
• Increase professional development
• Increase retention and graduation rates
• Improve career outcomes
• Increase access and affordability
• Reduce debt at graduation and loan default rates
• Enhance access to and quality of services to improve student mental health, physical well-being and financial wellness

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• Enhance intellectual merit and scholarly contributions
• Emphasize areas of broader impacts to promote education, outreach and benefits to society
• Increase national faculty awards & recognition
• Encourage collaborative interdisciplinary research across disciplines and campuses
• Improve the transfer of our research innovations for the public benefit

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• Build and sustain campus climates that value the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all students, faculty, and staff
• Develop effective programs for educational, scientific, health, cultural, economic and social outreach with local, state, and global communities
• Establish innovative partnerships with industry, government and non-profit organizations for economic workforce development
• Leverage Extension programs to translate the research and teaching activities at our universities to citizens of Missouri and beyond
• Engage our constituencies to achieve our objectives and to serve as advocates
• Encourage collaborative interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship across disciplines and campuses to lead to economic development

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• Ensure increased access and success of undergraduate, graduate and professional students from diverse backgrounds, life histories, and abilities
• Recruit, retain, and promote faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds, life histories, and abilities
• Design challenging courses, curricula, and learning opportunities for students at all levels to prepare them for global citizenship and work
• Create challenging and engaging professional development opportunities to increase faculty and staff multicultural competencies and create inclusive learning environments
• Create a university climate that is supportive, respectful, and values differing perspectives and experiences
• Redesign policies and processes to remove barriers to inclusion and equity

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• Develop long-term planning processes for operating and capital needs
• Create measures of accountability visible to all stakeholders
• Develop processes, practices and policies that ensure efficiencies and collaborations across the four campuses of the UM System
• Optimize organizational structures to achieve research, teaching, and engagement objectives

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