October 21, 2005 - Notes

Members in Attendance: Lee Chartier, Dennis Moore and JoAnn Warren

The purpose of this meeting was to review the latest statements developed by the Committee on 9/23/05. As various committee members had shared the most recent revisions with the college community and received mixed reactions, the Co-Chairs called an additional meeting to review statements once again.

Members present at the meeting decided that until the Committee can come to some consensus or at least a majority opinion, more revisions are necessary.

The following statements were identified for committee reaction. Committee members will be asked to rank the mission statements presented, and the most "popular" version will be forwarded to the President’s Council. Committee members will also be asked to identify any one statement that they "can’t live with". This ranking will be achieved using e-mail, with follow-up telephone calls.

The presentation of the statements was further discussed. The mission statement should be able to stand alone, without any description of the college preceding it. We once again reviewed the purpose of a mission statement – why we exist, what we do, used as a decision making tool, measure performance, etc.

The meeting with Dr. Judith Brissette scheduled for Tuesday, 10/25 was also discussed. The committee was selected to be interviewed.  Committee members did not request this meeting. Committee members should contact Dr. Brissette directly if the scheduled meeting conflicts with other commitments.

Mission Statements:

#1 CCRI’s mission is to provide accessible, affordable educational opportunities that encourage students to realize their full potential and become contributing members of a diversity society. (Revision of Statement generated at 9/8/05 meeting.)

#2 The Community College of Rhode is committed to changing lives, one student at a time. (Version generated at 9/23/05 meeting.)

#3 The mission of CCRI is to be "the people’s college," providing all Rhode Islanders with opportunities for personal and professional success through education. (Statement generated at 10/21/05 meeting.)

Vision Statement:

CCRI is a community of learners empowering individuals to realize their own unique potential. (Revised at 10/21/05 meeting from: "CCRI is, and will continue to be, a student-centered institution that empowers individuals to realize their own unique potential.")

Core Values:

As a student-centered organization, CCRI continually strives to reach the highest levels of quality by adhering to our institutional core values of:

(Revised at 9/23/05 meeting.)

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