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Institutional Mission Profile Annual Reporting

Background Information

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-8-101(d), institutions are required to submit institutional mission profiles that “characterize distinctiveness in degree offerings by level and focus and student characteristics, including, but not limited to, nontraditional students and part-time students; and address institutional accountability for the quality of instruction, student learning; and, where applicable, research and public service to benefit Tennessee students.”

Mission profiles are utilized by the Outcomes-Based Funding formula to help align institutional mission and state funding priorities. In 2016, the Focus on College and University Success (FOCUS) Act emphasized the importance of institutional mission profiles and directed the annual submission of profiles to THEC for final approval. Each public university and community college uses the annual submission period to reflect on the mission of the institution and make any updates necessary to communicate this mission to stakeholders.

It should be noted that institutional mission profiles do not supplant institutional mission statements used for institutional accreditation and other public disclosure. The comprehensive mission statements are in accordance with the institutional mission profiles.

MTSU Mission Review and Revision Archive

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Start by emailing Jeff Gibson at Jeff Gibson@mtsu.edu. 

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