Mississippi State University Statement of Institutional Purpose: Mississippi State University was founded as a land-grant institution in 1878 to meet the needs of the people, institutions, and organizations of the state, the region, and the nation through undergraduate and graduate education, basic and applied research, and service to institutions and organizations. The university’s fundamental purpose is to develop knowledgeable and skilled people who engage in the pursuit of intellectual truth, help constitute an informed electorate, and contribute to economic growth and prosperity. Mississippi State is committed to performing basic research to expand the bounds of knowledge, to using applied research to translate knowledge into practice, to providing service to institutions and organizations, and to providing education to its students.
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