The Eisenhower Institute - Mission

Mission

Honoring the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Eisenhower Institute prepares the successor generations to perfect the promise of the nation through engagement in distinctive programs of leadership and public policy.

Values and Methods:

The Eisenhower Institute, a Washington-based program of Gettysburg College, is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that seeks to:

1. Honor, memorialize, and promote the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower in leadership and public affairs through research and scholarship, education and outreach, and recognition and celebration;
2. Serve the students, faculty, and alumni of Gettysburg College through curricular and co-curricular programs as well as special events focused on leadership and public policy;
3. Encourage, develop, and sponsor civic discourse on significant issues of public policy, both domestic and international, that bridge the perspectives of scholars, policy makers, students, and citizens;
4. Embody and advance President Eisenhower's model of public policy formation, including the rigorous pursuit of facts, respectful dialogue among stakeholders, and focus on the future;
5. Provide scholarships, fellowships, internships, and other sponsored opportunities for students, our future leaders, to have access to dialogue among prominent figures and to pursue study of public policy and related fields;
6. Encourage greater understanding and more responsible oversight of our core governmental institutions by all citizens, along with an appreciation of the intersections of national policy and global issues;
7. Make optimal use of the synergistic possibilities of its two locations: Gettysburg, at the campus of Gettysburg College, and Washington, D.C.;
8. Make optimal use of the College's extensive alumni network in fields related to leadership and public policy; Partner with like organizations, especially the other Eisenhower legacy organizations, in support of its mission.