IowaState’smission,asoutlinedinthe2017-2022strategicplan,istocreate,shareandapplyknowledgetomakeIowaandtheworldabetterplace.You’llfindthatmissionatworkineverycornerofcampus;inourresearch,extensionandoutreachprogramsacrossthestate;andintheglobalreachoftheUniversity.

Oneofthewayswerealizeourmissionisbyrecruitingandretainingdiversestudentsandfaculty.Recruitingadiversestudentpopulationensuresthatthereachofoureducationalprogramsextendsthroughsociety.Likewise,recruitingexcellentanddiversefacultyprovidesstudentswiththebroadestrangeofexperiences–experiencestheywilldrawonduringtheiracademicandprofessionalcareers.Wecannothaveonewithouttheother.

IowaState,withbothdiversestudentsanddiversefaculty,isthusuniquelypositionedtoaddressthechallengesofthe21stcentury,andtobecomeatreasuredresourceforIowa,thenation,andtheworld.

TomaintainthiscompetitiveadvantageI,asseniorvicepresidentandprovost,willguidethoseinvolvedinsearchprocessestofollowthepoliciesoutlinedinthisResourceGuide.Itisthebestwaytoensurewehireexcellentscholars,teachersandleaderswhoaretrulycommittedtoservingthecommunity.

Sincerely,

JonathanWickertSeniorVicePresidentandProvost