STAR UNIVERSITY

Using 21st century technology we are changing the face of education in tribal communities in North American and in indigenous populations throughout Africa. Star University is utilizing modern technology to to help communities re-imagine higher education. Offering courses in french and English, in six countries , we are helping communities build their university of the future.
Given the importance of human capacity in development, economic growth and social stability, it is no surprise that higher education policy occupies an increasingly important place on national policy agendas. The widespread recognition that higher education is a major driver of economic competitiveness in an increasingly knowledge-driven global economy has made high quality higher education more important than ever before in both industrialized and developing countries. (USAID)

Higher education contributes to social and economic development through four major missions:
• The formation of 'human capital' (primarily through teaching);
• The building of knowledge bases (primarily through research and knowledge development);
• The dissemination and use of knowledge (primarily through interactions with knowledge users); and
• The maintenance of knowledge (inter-generational storage and transmission of knowledge)

Academic Excellence
Star University will achieve academic excellence through excellence in teaching. At Star University, teaching is the central function and student learning is our overriding goal.
Star University will create an environment that promotes engaged, active, and interdisciplinary learning with the ultimate goal of preparing students to be thinkers and leaders in the world. Star affirms its commitment to high standards excellence and promotes faculty and staff who are engaged in advancing the professional practice in their fields.
2. Enriching Individual Lives
Star University seeks to establish an atmosphere that contributes to the intellectual, cultural, social, and personal enrichment of all its participants by providing an intellectually rich and culturally diverse educational environment. Students are exposed to a global community that is infused with an appreciation of diverse cultural perspectives. More importantly providing students with the opportunity to peruse intellectual endeavors within their own country and community providing others with global context.
3. Making a Difference in the World
As a global campus, Star University has a special emphasis on global affairs, citizen engagement, and effecting social change through education. The college promotes activities related to engagement with the world outside the university specifically in regional locations. Faculty, staff, and students, engage in activities that make a difference in their communities and in the world. Each individual and discipline
provides a unique contribution through regional and global partnerships that emphasis Star's global commitment local and regional entrepreneurship, education, business, professional programs, and economic impact. In other words, making a difference in the world is a shared responsibility that everyone at Star embraces.
Selected initiatives:
Entrepreneurial activities in the division of Business and Entrepreneur studies; faculty involvement in policy development in local and regional governments; international collaborations; bridges to the nonprofit sector in tribal communities
4. Strengthen Global Community
Star University seeks to establish an atmosphere that contributes to the intellectual, cultural, social, and personal enrichment of all its participants through global collaborations. Students and faculty from around the world will work in a global classroom that will blend languages, ideas and culture. Cross country and continent projects will allow students to interact with students and faculty from different cultural backgrounds and come up with truly global answers to global problems.
5. Enrollment and Retention
By improving access and opportunity, Star University will enroll, retain, and graduate a larger and more diverse student body engaged in technology-enhanced education.

Faculty excellence
Employee a diverse , and global faculty and implement retention efforts by ensuring competitive faculty compensation. Foster an exciting intellectual environment by providing opportunities for more dialogue and engagement that transcends geographic boarders, cultures and languages. Provide opportunities of faculty to focus their time on being highly productive in their core academic activities (research, scholarship, and creativity; teaching; public engagement).

Education excellence
Sustain a culture that supports teaching excellence in all academic units.
Embrace pedagogical innovations utilizing 21st century technology
Provide international opportunities and experiences for students.

Staff Excellence
Utilize talented and diverse workforce that is diverse and global.
Provide job skill training to staff in a variety of venues.
Work with local communities to employe local workforce and enhance and encourage local economical development.

Implemented a faculty recruitment strategy of building the team from rising stars in local and global communities
Hired individuals interested in dual-career efforts
Increase funding for new faculty positions by making this a priority of fund-raising. Expanded the pools from which we recruit faculty by more broadly defining faculty positions, and eliminating geographic barriers to teaching. Academics Implemented new ways pedagogical innovation and strong instructors who are responsive to students and rigorous in their approach to teaching using modern technology. Establish funds to provide salaries for new courses that meet important educational needs of students and that cross intellectual, cultural and social boundaries. Launched course curriculum in 6 countries and in two languages.