President Wagner has positioned ISU for a bold future, driving growth, innovation, and impact to push boundaries and expand institutional reach.
Research, creative works, and local engagement will continue to benefit our communities, the nation, and the world as ISU drives impact.
Access to higher education opens doors to transformational opportunities for individuals and communities.
Access to higher education opens doors to transformational opportunities for individuals and communities.
ISU will work collaboratively to provide the highest caliber education while maintaining a focus on affordability and relevance.
Areas of Focus
Enrollment Growth and Student Success
Intentional and sustainable growth focusing on student recruiting, retention and improving our completion rates.We are launching a comprehensive Strategic Enrollment Management process that will draw on the expertise of staff, administrators, students and faculty as we look for opportunities to expand our enrollment reach, in more economical ways.
Academic and Research Enterprises
Continued growth of our research enterprise to meet the needs of our state, industry and government partners in ways that lead to economic diversity and prosperity.We will continue to focus on a comprehensive portfolio of academic and creative arts programs that serve our region, the state of Idaho and the nation.
Advancing/Enhancing Physical Infrastructure
Strategize innovative solutions to replacing, enhancing, and building new infrastructure seeking state support, public-private partnerships, and philanthropy while leveraging our A-1 bonding status.Our focus will be on our academic and research buildings, residence halls, infrastructure for our student-athletes and the creative arts.
External Relations & Partnerships
Work with public and private partners to identify efficient ways to conduct academic programming, purposeful research and workforce development focusing on local and statewide economic impact and solution-oriented partnerships at all of our campuses.We will energize the Bengal alumni in preparation for a new comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Employee Engagement, Empowerment & Connection
We will invest in the people who are investing their time and efforts to make this institution great. We will focus on market, equity and retention structures that develop and retain our great team.We will empower them through shared governance and shared responsibility to serve innovatively and with the resources they need to be successful.