San Diego State University Research Foundation is a nonprofit supporting San Diego State University (SDSU). The foundation supports and furthers the vision and research objectives of San Diego State University and helps faculty and staff find, attract, and administer their research and sponsored programs. SDSU-Imperial Valley fulfills its mission to generate new knowledge and attain distinction through excellence in its faculty's research, scholarship, and creative activity with support from the foundation. The Imperial Valley Campus is a satellite campus of San Diego State University in Calexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. The community is devoted to exceptional research, teaching, student success excellence, and creative and scientific innovation.