任务, Vision, & 值

学术 excellence is at the heart of what we hope to achieve as educators. 学术 excellence is creating an 环境 whereby a student can excel in scholastic activities, demonstrate superior learning, 和 develop intellectual capacities 和 skills that prepares them for service to their community.  Ethical behavior is a personal, institutional, 和 societal responsibility. 学术 integrity entails honesty, responsibility, 和 openness to both scholarship 和 scholarly activity.

The act of opposing racism 和 white supremacy in all forms--in our society, other people, 和 even the racism that exists within ourselves 和 in the ways we perpetuate racism with our behaviors. It is about identifying the root causes of racism 和 ending them (Pratt Institute, n.d.).

Anti-Racist: one who is supporting an antiracist policy (see below) through actions or expressing an antiracist idea (Kendi, 2019, p. 13)

Anti-Racist Policy: a proposed/adopted policy geared toward reducing racial inequities 和 creating equal opportunity (Kendi, 2019, p. 32)

We value student-centered 和 student-first attitudes, processes, 政策, 和 culture that will lead to student-first decision-making. By placing the changing needs 和 educational goals of our student population at the heart of our decision-making, the college is committed to not only student-first but a student-inclusive governance 环境.

The “ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the (人).胡克等人.(2013) 和 Tervalon 和 Murray-Garcia (1998) (as cited in Waters & Asbill, 2013).

主要方面:

1. A lifelong commitment to self-evaluation 和 self-critique. We never arrive at a point where we are done learning, so we must be humble 和 flexible, bold enough to look at ourselves critically, 和 desire to learn more. Willingness to act on the acknowledgment that we have not 和 will not arrive at a finish line is integral. Underst和ing is only as powerful as the action that follows.
2. Desire to fix power imbalances where none ought to exist. Recognizing that each person brings something different to the proverbial table of life helps us see the value 每个人的.
3. Aspiring to develop partnerships with people 和 groups who advocate for others. 虽然 individuals can create positive change, communities 和 groups can also have a profound impact on systems. We cannot individually commit to self-evaluation 和 fixing power imbalances without advocating within the larger organizations in which we participate.

Cultural humility, by definition, is larger than our individual selves—we must advocate for it systemically.

社会正义 has 4 essential goals:

1. 人权: a just society protects 和 respects everyone’s human rights.
2. 访问: access to essentials like shelter, food, 和 education is crucial; when access is restricted based on factors like gender, race, or class, it leads to suffering for individuals, communities, 和 society as a whole. Social justice activists work to increase 和 restore access, giving everyone equal opportunities for a good life.
3. 参与: social justice isn’t possible if only some voices are heard, though the voices of the marginalized 和 vulnerable are often silenced. Even when society tries to address problems, solutions won’t work if those most affected can’t participate in the process. 参与 must be encouraged 和 rewarded so that everyone – especially those who haven’t had a chance before – can speak.
4. 股本: “equity” (not “equality”) takes into account the effects of discrimination 和 aims for an equal outcome. (Racial inequality is one of the most common social justice issues in the world. It affects a racial group’s ability to find work, get access to healthcare, 和 receive an equal education.) (http://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/what-does-social-justice-mean/)

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right for every person around the world. All people have the right to hold their own opinions, 和 the right to seek, receive, 和 share information 和 ideas.

自省 - the process of looking inward at yourself, underst和ing your motivations, strengths, weaknesses, 和 triggers.

反射 - the habit of deliberately paying attention to your one’s own thoughts, emotions, decisions, 和 behaviors.

Pedagogy that acknowledges, responds to, 和 celebrates diverse cultures 和 that offers full, equitable access to education for students from all cultures. 它认可 the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of learning. (Ladson-Billings,1994).

Characteristics: 

1. Learning within the context of culture
2. Student-centered instruction
3. Culturally-mediated instruction
4. Reshaping the curriculum
5. Teacher as facilitator

By centering the identities 和 lived experiences of the members of our campus community, we are affirming who they are beyond data points. We are listening to them tell us their truths 和 realities. We will use that to inform not only our practices but 政策. By centering them in this way it positions us to be a responsive, equity focused, 和 a relevant institution that aids in the capacity-building of our students.

Deep learning is personal, characterized by student agency, connections to self 和 intercultural identity, the development of skills, knowledge, self-confidence, 和 self-efficacy through inquiry. It is about relationships 和 the human desire to connect with others to do good. Fullan等人. (as cited in Crowley, 2018)

Recommendations for reimagined learning 环境s:

• Create learning driven by curiosity where “learners are infiltrators 和 shapers of the future” by working on real issues of relevance to themselves 和 the world.
• Teach students to be problem designers, shifting from thinking of opinions of “what is” to thinking of proposals of “what could be.”
• Pose problems in which students can be involved, not just asked to solve.
• Provide opportunities for finding solutions to new ambiguities.
• Foster living as a perpetual amateur where learning is about taking risks 和 is a lifelong venture.
• Believe students will exceed all our expectations—where we teach them not to be scared (of the unknown) but rather to be curious.
• Recognize that innovation 和 creativity are innate to every human being.

The college values the exchange of ideas 和 lively debate that will allow students, faculty, 和 staff to come together in an engaged 和 informed conversation. Transformational problem solving looks at issues from multiple perspectives 和 provides space for the acknowledgment of the past 和 envisioning of the future as a necessary ingredient for the reframing of the present. It necessitates the need to listen, build trust, not rush to judgment, 和 have the difficult conversations.