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Chicago State University revised and adopted its vision, mission and core values during the summer and fall of 2011. This occurred more than a year after the College of Education adopted its vision, mission, and belief statements. The College revisited the three statements in December 2011 at its unit-wide summit. Faculty and staff provided input during and after the summit that facilitated the alignment of our vision, mission, and beliefs with those of the University.
The vision of the College is to be a global leader that informs and transforms education. On a daily basis, we move closer to realizing this vision by developing and delivering programs for education professionals who demonstrate (a) best practices in teaching and assessment, (b) critical thinking and knowledge through research and scholarship, and (c) service through outreach efforts. The College’s vision supports the University’s vision to: (1) be recognized for innovations in research, and promoting ethical leadership, entrepreneurship, and environmental and social justice and (2) embrace, engage, educate, and empower our students and community to transform lives locally and globally.
Our mission is to provide quality programs and services that prepare education professionals (teachers, counselors, diagnosticians, school leaders, librarians, information specialists, leisure personnel and others) to plan, organize, deliver, assess, support and oversee instruction and related activities. The College is committed to fostering effective research and practices in settings with significantly diverse populations. Our mission supports CSU’s mission as a public, comprehensive University that provides access to higher education for students of diverse backgrounds and educational needs. The University fosters the intellectual development and success of a diverse student population through a rigorous, positive, and transformative educational experience. CSU is committed to teaching, research, service, and community development including social justice, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
The College’s beliefs support the University’s core values. The matrix that follows shows alignment of the seven (7) College beliefs with the ten (10) University core values.
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- Creative and Critical Thinking -- The competent candidate knows and employs research- and practice-based strategies and uses appropriate techniques to stimulate creativity and critical thinking among learners.
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- Intellectual development
- Creative and innovative thinking and learning
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- Caring and Collaboration -- The competent candidate shows respect for others (as characterized by empathy, tone of voice, body language, personal appearance, etc.) that results in empowering collaborative relationships.
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- Dignity and unique talents of all persons
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- Promotion of Well Being -- The competent candidate knows, reflects on and ensures that collaboration with everyone is grounded in sensitivity to individual dignity and done in a positive and nurturing environment.
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- Responsible choices and actions
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- Commitment to Excellence -- The competent candidate is committed to excellence in teaching, research and service and to addressing the needs of all learners.
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- Personal and academic excellence
- Diversity
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- Reliability and Integrity -- The competent candidate consistently adheres to moral, legal and ethical standards that reflect reliability and integrity.
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- Personal, professional and academic integrity
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- Global Preparedness -- The competent candidate is prepared to contribute to local, national and international communities and prepares learners to succeed in a global environment.
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- Leadership, service, philanthropy, social justice, and entrepreneurship
- Pride in self, community and the university
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- Life-Long Learning and Scholarship – The competent candidate designs, delivers and fosters activities that support human learning, growth, and development across the life span.
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We strive to reach the following six (6) goals, which emerged from our vision, mission and beliefs:
COE-Goal 1: Recruit, retain, credential and graduate the best candidates appropriate to our mission.
COE Goal 2: Involve faculty, staff, candidates, alumni, community groups, and other stakeholders in research and scholarly activities that advance knowledge in the education profession.
COE Goal 3: Establish and nurture relationships with educational, business, industrial, governmental and other stakeholders.
COE Goal 4: Assist throughout the campus with financial and related supports needed to optimize accountability and efficiencies, advance giving, remain compliant and enhance student learning.
COE Goal 5: Provide quality academic programs and services that advance social and environmental justice, entrepreneurship and cultivate excellence that support our candidate’s persistence to certification and graduation.
COE Goal 6: Attract and retain outstanding faculty and staff.
The College’s goals are translated into measurable key performance indicators (KPIs) that are reviewed each semester to determine if we are on target. Results of KPI measures are communicated in the College’s annual Key Performance Indicator (KPI) report. Performance indicators provide measures of progress that inform changes made to improve programs and operations. |
