During the strategic planning kick-off meeting on Oct. 19, Dean Keith Molenaar asked participants to choose words and phrases that represented our values as a college, resulting in the word cloud below.
If you would like to add a value for consideration, please enter it using our strategic planning feedback form.Ìý
Value |
Number of votes |
Equity |
19 |
innovation |
15 |
Societal impact |
15 |
Collaboration |
14 |
inclusion |
14 |
Community |
12 |
Respect |
11 |
curiosity |
9 |
Ethics |
9 |
Experiential Learning |
7 |
research |
7 |
sustainability |
7 |
Education |
6 |
Trust |
6 |
compassion |
5 |
Creativity |
5 |
Access |
4 |
Learners |
4 |
quality |
4 |
resilience |
4 |
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ |
4 |
support |
4 |
Critical thinking |
3 |
Diversity |
3 |
engagement |
3 |
excellence |
3 |
Fun |
3 |
Global |
3 |
Growth mindset |
3 |
pathways |
3 |
self-improvement |
3 |
employability |
2 |
Encouragement |
2 |
equity-minded faculty |
2 |
Holistic |
2 |
Integrity |
2 |
Intercultural Competency |
2 |
Interdisciplinary |
2 |
lifelong learning |
2 |
location |
2 |
multiple pathways |
2 |
partnerships |
2 |
People-Centered |
2 |
professional |
2 |
student success |
2 |
team |
2 |
Academic |
1 |
academic integriy |
1 |
acceptance |
1 |
Adaptability |
1 |
Agility |
1 |
Altruism |
1 |
Ambition |
1 |
ApplySkills |
1 |
becoming who they want |
1 |
Betterment |
1 |
care |
1 |
care for people |
1 |
classroom equity |
1 |
communal engagement |
1 |
connection |
1 |
Constitution of the USA |
1 |
creative solutions |
1 |
Development and growth |
1 |
diverse communities |
1 |
Diverse perspectives |
1 |
Driven |
1 |
Educating |
1 |
efficiency |
1 |
Embracing |
1 |
empathy |
1 |
Empowerment |
1 |
Engineering |
1 |
Environmental Justice |
1 |
Equality |
1 |
Equitable |
1 |
equitable access |
1 |
Equitable inclusion |
1 |
excellence in Engr. Educ. |
1 |
Global citizens |
1 |
Global impact |
1 |
gratefulness |
1 |
Hands-on-learning |
1 |
History |
1 |
Honesty |
1 |
Idea focused |
1 |
identity |
1 |
impact |
1 |
inquiry |
1 |
intentionality |
1 |
Leadership |
1 |
mental health |
1 |
Open-mindedness |
1 |
opportunity |
1 |
Ownership |
1 |
Passion |
1 |
Problem-Solving |
1 |
Public |
1 |
Quality of life |
1 |
Reapect |
1 |
reflective learning |
1 |
Relevance |
1 |
resourcefulness |
1 |
responsibility |
1 |
retention |
1 |
Risk taking |
1 |
Self-Reflective |
1 |
staff wellness |
1 |
Strong alumni community |
1 |
student wellness |
1 |
Transformation |
1 |
transparency |
1 |
Truth |
1 |
Value focused degrees |
1 |
welcoming |
2 |
wellness |
1 |
Whole student |
1 |