2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Mission, Values, Principles, Vision
Mission Statement
Delta College serves our Great Lakes Bay Region by educating, enriching
and empowering our diverse community of learners to achieve their
personal, professional and academic goals.
The College Mission reflects our Values.
Values Statement
Delta College is a diverse learning-centered community based on integrity
and respect. From a foundation of leadership, we use innovation and
teamwork to achieve excellence.
Diversity: We actively promote, advocate, respect and value differences. We
foster a welcoming environment of openness and appreciation for all.
Integrity: We are committed to honesty, ethical conduct and responsibility.
Respect: We stand for trust, caring, loyalty and academic freedom.
Excellence: We support outstanding achievement in our students, employees
and communities. We have a passion for quality and strive for
continuous improvement.
Leadership: We create and communicate inspirational visions for results.
We are accountable to our communities.
Innovation: We rejoice in creative change. We are flexible, agile and
risk-taking.
Teamwork: We foster communication and collaboration across boundaries
and support shared governance.
Learning-centered community: We are an engaging, inclusive, diverse
learning organization. We focus on academic excellence, civic responsibility
and community leadership.
Guiding Principles
The implementation of our College Mission and its underlying Values
are supported by certain Guiding Principles.
Based on our Mission and Values Statements, Delta College is committed
to:
• providing a range of programs, opportunities, and experiences that
enrich the lives of the residents of our community
• continuously improving and regularly measuring the quality of all
of our programs and services
• accepting the challenge of our open door policy by providing programs
and services appropriate to our students’ needs and backgrounds
• providing services to help students overcome obstacles that impede
the achievement of their educational goals
• working with K-12 districts, other colleges and universities, and
business and industry to share and respond to each others’ needs
• creating an environment that fosters appreciation and respect for the
uniqueness of each individual
• expanding our students’ cultural and global awareness
• the free exchange of all ideas for their own sake as well as for their
potentially practical applications
• providing a work environment which supports the professional
development of all College employees
• shared governance, understanding that we are all members of the
same College community with the privilege of ownership and the
obligation of participation
• employee involvement in the community.
• promoting learning, actions and practices that incorporate social,
environmental and economic sustainability in our communities.
Our Vision For Delta College
Delta College is our communities’ first choice to learn, work, and grow.
Delta College 2012-2013
Online Catalog available at: www.delta.edu/catalog/
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