1. Consider a higher education institution you have attended or are currently associated with. How would you classify it? 2. What is their mission statement? 3. How does this mission statement address the needs of its students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community? If it doesn’t, what revisions would you recommend? Refer the following History, Classification, & System Higher Education in the United States – Historical Development http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2044/Higher-Education-in-United-States.html Carnegie Classification System - History and Updates, Classification Categories In (2000) http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1814/Carnegie-Classification-System.html The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (2010) http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/descriptions/basic.php Higher Education in the United States - System http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2043/Higher-Education-in-United-States-SYSTEM.html .