Vision and Mission Statements

Boise State Vision Statement

To be a premier student-success driven research university innovating for statewide and global impact. The trailblazing, innovative character that has always defined Boise State will help us foster student success, advance Idaho and Idahoans, and strengthen our culture of innovation and impact.

COAS Vision

To be a nationally recognized leader in future-facing liberal arts education and transdisciplinary research. We unite tradition with innovation as we foster student success across the academic journey and enrich communities local and global through our transformative research and creative activity.

Boise State Mission Statement

Boise State provides an innovative, transformative, and equitable educational environment that prepares students for success and advances Idaho and the world.

Current COAS Mission Statement

The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences is to enhance the scientific, ethical and cultural foundation of society through education, research, creative activity and community engagement, thereby improving our individual and collective quality of life. Our faculty, staff and students discover and share knowledge, understand and appreciate diversity, create and analyze art, and engage and enrich our local and global communities.

Building for the Future Draft 1.0

The College of Arts and Sciences fortifies the scientific, ethical and cultural foundation of the university and society through education, research, creative activity and community engagement. Our faculty, staff and students discover and share knowledge; understand and appreciate diverse perspectives; create and analyze art; and engage and enrich our local and global communities.

Building for the Future Draft 1.1

[Note: This draft is meant to echo Blueprint for Success.]

Boise State’s College of Arts and Sciences harnesses the power of tradition to drive transformation for the benefit of our students and our communities. Our teaching, research and creative activity, and service make a meaningful, sustainable difference in Idaho, and throughout the world.