Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission 

The Office of the Vice President for Research advances the university’s land-grant research mission by enabling and facilitating exemplary research, scholarship, and creative artistry. Together, we advance knowledge and creativity, fostering high-impact solutions that improve our communities and the world. 

Vision

We are united in discovery. We envision a research enterprise at Colorado State University that has the talent, skills culture, capacities, and infrastructure to conduct exemplary collaborative, interdisciplinary, and disciplinary research, scholarship, and creative artistry that improves our communities, Colorado, and the world. 

Values 

Collaboration: We partner within our division, across campus, and externally to continually scale up and enhance our robust research ecosystem. 

Service: We serve CSU’s research mission and the research community. We leverage our professionalism, expertise, and solutions-oriented approaches to support our research partners in achieving their transformative goals. 

Community: We actively foster an inclusive and respectful community, creating fair, and equitable teams where individuals are empowered to be their best selves, knowing their diverse experiences, values, skills, and ideas are welcome, appreciated, and contribute to our collective success. 

Integrity: We are committed to integrity in our personal conduct, and in our support of research, scholarship, and creative artistry. We create an environment where research is conducted in a compliant and ethical manner. 

Transparency: We are transparent in our dealings with each other and with the larger research CSU community. We engage in dialogue with our partners through active listening; joint problem solving; and frequent, and respectful communication.