APPENDIX 2

Draft Statements of Institutional Purpose and Questions
DRAFT - Based on August 2, 2000 Lead Team Discussion
Valencia Community College

Statements of Institutional Purpose

VISION

Valencia Community College will be an extraordinary learning community.

VALUES

We value each learner by promoting personal success, high academic standards, civic responsibility, and a love of learning.

We value the mastery of both discipline-specific and technical competencies and the core competencies - Think, Value, Communicate, and Act.

• We value the capacity of each person to learn.

• We value a communicative and respectful collegiate culture supporting a caring and professional relationship between and among employees, student learners, and the community.

• We value diversity and the educational and interpersonal opportunities that it brings.

• We value the on-going personal and professional development of learning leaders throughout the college community.

• We value community partnerships for workforce development.

• We value the thoughtful use of technology to enhance learning.

Draft incorporating changes made at 8/02/00 LCI Team Meeting

DRAFT

MISSION

Valencia Community College provides outcomes-oriented, quality learning opportunities by:

¥ Focusing on achieving and verifying extraordinary learning results.

• Emphasizing critical and creative thinking, effective communication, collaboration, and workplace skills.

• Maintaining an open-minded, caring environment with emphasis on collaborative interaction between and among college and community learners.

• Fostering enthusiasm for lifelong learning and motivating learners to define and achieve their goals.

• Respecting the uniqueness of each member of the learning community and encouraging an appreciation for diversity.

• Providing incentives and support for learning leaders to continue their professional growth that leads to improved learning design and outcomes.

• Partnering with businesses and industries, public agencies, civic groups, and educational institutions that support learning and promote the economic development of Central Florida.

STATUTORY PURPOSE

Valencia is a publicly-supported, comprehensive community college that continually identifies and addresses the changing learning needs of the communities it serves. The College provides:

• Associate-degree programs that prepare learners to succeed in university studies.

• Courses and services that provide learners with the right start in their college careers.

• Associate degree, certificate, and continuing professional education programs that prepare learners to meet the needs of employers.

• Draft incorporating changes made at 8/02/00 LCI Team Meeting

Vision, Values, and Mission Statements Feedback

The draft of Valencia Community College's new Vision, Values, and Mission statements was developed by the LCI Leadership Team from the work of participants in the Learning-Centered Initiative Roundtables, February to April, 2000. Your input will be useful in refining this document, so we invite your response to the following:

1. Do you feel that these statements accurately express the vision, values, and mission of the college? Is there anything missing? Are there important parts of our work that don't fit these statements?

2. Can you suggest changes that would make the statements clearer or more powerful for our student, faculty/staff and community audiences?

3. If the college community is to fully realize these statements, what would we need to do differently?

4. What do you see as some of the greatest challenges to this process?

5. What might be some of the most visible changes of this process?

6. What are some of the ways students and the community might notice that we are acting in accordance with these statements?

LCI/Vanguard Teams

August 2000