This one-hour webinar will examine how questions of mission, academic integrity, and institutional values are playing out within today’s higher education landscape. As geoscience programs navigate shifting enrollment patterns, evolving workforce demands, increased scrutiny of research practices, and the growing importance of interdisciplinary work, they face distinct pressures in aligning their core mission with external expectations. Rooted in the work of C. K. Gunsalus and her College Administrator’s Survival Guide, the session will explore how geoscience faculty and leaders can center their work in their values and mission amid the challenges of the academic environment. A brief case study will ground the discussion in a realistic departmental scenario, followed by an interactive conversation inviting participants to reflect on challenges and practical strategies for sustaining mission-driven, integrity-centered work. Speaker: C.K. Gunsalus, Author of The College Administrator's Survival Guide, Director of the National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics (NCPRE)