KSU prepares today's students as global citizens, lifelong learners and problem solvers. To accomplish this, Kentucky State University must challenge itself and its students to be the best. It must recognize its strengths, expand and excel. Notwithstanding, it must also welcome change and quality improvement. By doing so, KSU will gain widespread recognition as one of the region's strongest universities. As a university of distinction, Kentucky State University will create an environment where:

• Students are first.
• Diversity is valued, understood and respected.
• Diverse, motivated and talented students, staff and faculty are actively recruited and retained.
• An intellectual environment conducive to leadership in teaching, research and community service is encouraged and supported.
• Effective teaching is promoted both inside and outside the classroom.
• Students are taught how to obtain, evaluate and use information.
• Learning is lifelong.
• Effective and efficient fiscal management by the administration is the norm.
• Collegiality is the norm, not the exception.
• Each person is a change agent.
• Excellence starts with me.

In everything we do, our students come first. We strive to create an environment that values the unique backgrounds, perspectives and talents of all our students and provide them with the academic, leadership and social tools to help them grow as responsible, knowledgeable and creative global citizens. We encourage attitudes and behaviors that lead to a desire to learn, a commitment to goals and respect for the dignity of others. Ultimately, we encourage attitudes and behaviors that build success.

KSU Office of Global Strategies and International Affairs (OGSIA) is committed to linking/connecting KSU with the world. We strive to foster cross-cultural competence and international experience to prepare our students for global citizenship. The OGSIA strives to create an engaging campus life experience with perspectives of diversity and cultural inclusiveness. We are committed to providing international student programming, student integration activities, cultural immersion trips, and celebrations of international cultures/international student appreciation. OGSIA also strives to promote KSU abroad by fostering and assisting with current KSU faculty/staff and students' international educational/cultural experiences. So much so, OGSIA is committed to increasing opportunities for every KSU student to connect with the world and its culture through: (a) our academic programs, (b) study abroad opportunities, (c)