Vision
As a member-driven organization, the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities serves as a catalyst for innovation to advance excellence and access in undergraduate education at leading research universities. It does so by: fostering research, learning, and the sharing of expertise and experience by and among member institutions; providing and supporting professional development for senior undergraduate academic affairs leaders and their teams; and collaborating with partner consortia and other higher education organizations.
The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities pursues its vision by: promoting the cooperative exchange of information and ideas among members through national meetings and programs, regular meetings of senior undergraduate leadership (the Undergraduate Vice Provost [or UVP] Network), and other vehicles for effective communication; developing and maintaining exclusive information databases and repositories that serve UVPs at member institutions; serving as an agent of change and dissemination for innovative practices that promote excellence in undergraduate education at research universities; advocating for the distinctive value of undergraduate education at research universities and for the common mission implicit among them; and fostering the development of multi-campus projects, and inter-organizational cooperation that furthers the core purposes of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities.