Our Strategic Vision

President Mearns will present the next iteration of our long-term strategic plan during the June 13 Board of Trustees meeting.

The 2025-2030 Strategic Plan for Ball State University

The University has begun the process of building upon Destination 2040: Our Flight Path by developing the next iteration of our strategic plan. This refreshed plan will be created under the guidance and leadership of a strategic planning committee whose members were selected by President Geoffrey S. Mearns in Spring 2024.

As a key milestone in this process, the committee has developed a proposed draft of the strategic plan, informed by valuable input from our University community.

Thank you to the community for your input, participation, and contributions.

ARCHIVED: 2019-2024 Strategic Plan

Our Mission

We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.

Our Enduring Values

Excellence. We commit to excel in all that we do.

Innovation. We commit to be creative, responsive, and progressive.

Courage. We commit to set ambitious goals and to take the risks necessary to achieve those goals.

Integrity. We commit to be honest, ethical, authentic, and accessible.

Inclusiveness. We commit to respect and embrace equity, inclusion, and diversity in people, ideas, and opinions.

Social responsibility. We commit to act for the benefit of society at large.

Gratitude. We commit to express appreciation to others and to demonstrate our gratitude through our actions.