Our members initially set out to cooperate to achieve a common goal to support, enhance, and elevate education, research, public service, and economic development. Since that first agreement in 2009, we’ve grown to include a diverse set of institutions that profoundly impact their communities and the state. We enjoy the inclusion of public four-year universities, public two-year colleges, private universities and colleges, a teaching hospital, agricultural research institutions, university systems, and other healthcare delivery organizations.