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Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø provides transformative, student-centered and high-quality educational opportunities that address the diverse needs of local and global communities.

Deliver what the future demands. Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø will meet the educational needs of a rapidly transforming world by leading today and anticipating tomorrow.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø is committed to: Leadership.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø provides rigorous academic curricula and challenging co-curricular opportunities to promote the development of leadership qualities in students and to facilitate leadership development among faculty, staff, and students. Whether in our classrooms, labs, online environment, or throughout the Capital Region, Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø faculty, staff, and students lead the higher education landscape while developing the next generation of global citizens.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø is committed to: Excellence.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø's commitment to excellence impels faculty, staff, and students to consistently strive for outcomes that are exemplary rather than simply satisfactory. This striving for excellence touches on all aspects of life at our institution, from academic programs (on-campus, online, off-campus) to our environment, from student services to athletics, from publications to our daily activities. We celebrate our achievements and contributions to the greater society.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø is committed to: Accessibility.

Accessibility to high-quality education is vital to the growth and prosperity of the local, national, and international communities. Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø provides educational access to a diverse community of traditional and non-traditional learners in an environment that fosters lifelong learning and freedom of inquiry and expression.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø is committed to: Diversity.

Each individual must be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and acceptance. Our commitment to diversity requires each of us to continuously ensure that our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom. Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø values equity, inclusion, and dignity for all. We recognize that our differences make us stronger. We take action when we observe someone being treated unfairly or in a demeaning manner.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø is committed to: Service.

Meaningful service to students is at the center of life at Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø, as is service by students, staff, and faculty to our greater community. We share skills and expertise to assist others through campus clinics, off-campus internships, service learning, and numerous volunteer opportunities to extend the culture of service well beyond our campus.

1. Enhance and promote teaching excellence and academic success.
   1.1 Provide faculty with a variety of resources and opportunities for professional development.
   1.2 Provide a variety of resources and opportunities to meet the academic and technological needs of students.
   1.3 Develop, encourage and support effective and innovative teaching and learning environments and approaches that will assist the college in adapting to changing student academic needs.
   1.4 Create opportunities for student engagement and learning outside the classroom.
   1.5 Maintain and enhance an environment that supports student goal attainment, such as transfer, graduation, employment and personal/professional enrichment.
   1.6 Review, revise and/or develop effective and innovative academic courses and programs in response to identified needs.
   1.7 Assess effectiveness in the teaching and learning environment, to ensure that the goals and standards of the college’s academic programs are achieved.
2. Develop and support a student-centered collegial environment.
   2.1 Provide comprehensive academic and non-academic support services.
   2.2 Maintain and enhance a systematic and integrated approach to retention, student persistence and success.
   2.3 Maintain and enhance a comprehensive enrollment management system.
   2.4 Provide effective academic advising for all students.
   2.5 Maintain a comprehensive scheduling system and course schedule that is responsive to student needs.
   2.6 Promote awareness of student support services, college policies and campus-sponsored events and activities.
   2.7 Foster student responsibility and engagement in their education.
3. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the college community.
   3.1 Develop and promote institutional programs and processes that embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
   3.2 Promote an environment of diversity, equality and respect for all members of the campus community.
   3.3 Increase the recruitment, retention and success of both students and employees from under-represented groups.
4. Create and sustain a technological environment that is supportive of all academic and administrative needs.
   4.1 Provide for continuous review and upgrading of technology as it serves academic and administrative applications.
   4.2 Maintain secure, reliable and redundant administrative and academic information systems
5. Maintain and improve administrative services.
   5.1 Promote communication, cooperation, collaboration and shared decision making.
   5.2 Promote fiscal responsibility and accountability throughout the college.
   5.3 Support the staff with the necessary resources and opportunities for professional and personal development.
   5.4 Promote a respectful and collaborative approach to the bargaining process.
   5.5 Provide a clean, safe and accessible environment that meets the needs of the campus community and is conducive to teaching and learning.
   5.6 Regularly assess the effectiveness of all administrative services.
6. Continue to develop and foster mutually beneficial relationships with the community.
   6.1 Encourage and support administrative and academic partnerships with businesses, educational institutions and the community.
   6.2 Promote the college as an exemplary educational institution by focusing on institution-wide marketing and the unique merits of each program.
   6.3 Promote and encourage community service by students, faculty, and staff.
   6.4 Serve as a community, cultural and civic resource.
   6.5 Promote and support college initiatives that generate external revenue.
   6.6 Pursue external financial support for college programs and initiatives.