ISU Physics Department Mission Statement

The central mission of the Department of Physics is to provide the premier undergraduate physics program in Illinois. To fulfill and support that mission, the department will maintain a strong set of degree sequences and general education courses, foster excellent teaching, provide a superior learning environment, support quality research and scholarship, offer meaningful public outreach activities, and increase access to its programs for students throughout Illinois.

The goals of the Department of Physics are to:

• provide a high quality undergraduate physics experience, offering physics and physics teaching degrees as well as innovative programs in computational physics and physics/engineering.
• exhibit leadership in education, curriculum development, and instructional technologies on a national level, with a particular emphasis on computational physics education.
• carry out research and scholarship that are recognized on a national/international level and that provide a supportive learning environment in which undergraduate students are active participants.
• establish and maintain the preeminent undergraduate physics teacher education program in Illinois.
• develop and maintain effective courses that support the University-wide commitment to general education.
• provide a strong outreach program that extends to members of the campus, the wider community, and the profession