Conclusion 
CSU-Pueblo has a vision of educational excellence that is articulated in its mission statements and publicly disseminated in its catalog, the Strategic Plan, Web site, and other public documents. The mission statements guide the decision-making process, focus organizational activities, and inspire the individuals who learn, teach, and work at the university. The catalog best sums up the importance of the mission to the university’s common enterprise:

[T]he University’s statutory and focused mission statements guide the development of its comprehensive curriculum and degree programs, the implementation of its high academic standards, the broad accessibility that students have to its resources, and its active involvement in service to the regional community. Directed by its clear mission-based commitments and energized by its fine faculty, staff, and students, Colorado State University-Pueblo strives for excellence in all of its activities (13).