Values
Inclusivity Description: Valuing multiple identities, standpoints and perspectives within our communities. Affording opportunities for all to offer contributions that enhance collective wisdom and decision-making.
How We Demonstrate Inclusivity:
- We seek to increase the diversity of faculty, students and staff across the division.
- We foster an academic environment that supports diverse faculty, staff and students.
- We ensure decisions are reflective of input provided by individuals and groups representing differing perspectives and backgrounds.
Intentionality Description: Acting with purpose in pursuit of shared educational outcomes within the university, now and into the future.
How We Demonstrate Intentionality:
- We proactively pursue collaborative approaches to planning and making choices.
- We take the time to involve stakeholders in analysis, decision-making and implementation.
- We facilitate clear communication that involves listening as well as talking.
Innovation Description: Embracing the possibility that programs, processes and methods can change. Staying open to the evolution of ideas and perspectives that move us boldly forward as we encounter new challenges.
How We Demonstrate Innovation:
- We reflect upon our practices to understand their origins and effectiveness.
- We adopt forward-looking mindsets that inform our decision-making.
- We evaluate the impact of our decisions to inform our future direction.
- We model inventive problem solving by encouraging courageous and creative thinking.
- We accept that failure is an option we can learn from.
Integrity Description: Fostering academic work that is grounded in ethical decision-making and considers individual and institutional needs.
How We Demonstrate Integrity:
- We are collegial, and we treat those with whom we work with honor, respect and civility.
- We are responsible stewards of institutional resources.
- We acknowledge the complexity and interrelatedness of the institution.
- We are guided by policies and best practices in all decisions.
- We strive for open collaboration and candor.
- We stay informed on the issues that impact our positions as academics and campus leaders in higher education.
