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Criterion 1 asks us to clearly
state and demonstrate that we

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live our mission. We have to
show that we serve the public

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and that we help prepare our
students to live as engaged

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citizens in a multiethnic,
global society. Because we went

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through a very public and
participatory revision of our

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mission, vision and strategic
plan very recently, we are in

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very good shape here. Our focus
on civic and community

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engagement also puts us in a
very strong position as HLC's

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recently revised criteria put an
increasing emphasis on the

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importance of preparing students
to be responsible citizens, and

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community members.

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We thank everyone who worked on
Criterion 1 over the last two

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years for helping us demonstrate
our dedication to carrying out

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our mission.

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The entire UNI campus community
is committed to our mission of

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providing an excellent student
experience, high impact, high

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quality and giving them a lot of
engaged learning activities.

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That became very obvious, as we
looked at all cross section of

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the university, and the
engagement that our students

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experience.

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What I found memorable about
serving on the committee was

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meeting a lot of new people at a
meeting in Chicago on one

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particular occasion and seeing
this process from a much broader

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point of view. I'm trained as a
scientist and we rely on data

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and the validation of data.
That's what these statements,

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the various criteria, and the
whole HLC process is all about.

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So that's extremely valuable.

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We also learned a lot about the
first year experience here at

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UNI- the preparation that we do
to have our students have a

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great experience that first
year. So they're set up for

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success as they move forward
across campus, and how we

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involve all sections of the
campus university in the

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students' success and
preparation. And we also learned

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about how engaged UNI is across
the entire state, with teachers

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in all counties across Iowa,
what we're doing with the K 12

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systems and really being the go
to university for teacher prep

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and teacher education, and our
engagement around 99 counties

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and economic development all
across the state. So I think it

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was a very good experience for
all of us working in Criterion

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1, to learn about how we have
been engaged.