National Intelligence University

**Vision, Mission, and Values** **Vision** The center of academic life for the Intelligence Community – preparing today’s Intelligence Community leaders for tomorrow’s challenges. **Mission** NIU advances the intelligence profession through a holistic, integrative, contextual approach to education that promotes dynamic teaching, engaged learning, original research, academic outreach, analytical problem solving, rigorous research methods, collaborative processes, and lifelong learning. **Values** Students, faculty, and staff embrace a culture of continuous learning. Every new challenge presents the opportunity for growth; and every interaction presents the opportunity for the acquisition of new knowledge. **Diversity** NIU embraces the principle that students, faculty, and staff have the academic freedom to explore significant and controversial questions as an essential precondition to fulfilling the mission of educating students and advancing knowledge. **Integrity** NIU holds a special public trust. We practice careful stewardship of our resources, both financial and human. We will not just say the right thing, we will do the right thing and remain accountable to ourselves, and ultimately to the American people. NIU embraces the principle that students, faculty, and staff have the academic freedom to explore significant and controversial questions as an essential precondition to fulfilling the mission of educating students and advancing knowledge. **Collaboration** NIU embraces the spirit of collegiality; the mission is only accomplished if we work as a team. Students, faculty, and staff must have the character and conviction to lead and the strength to follow.