CQUniversity Annual Report - Central Queensland University

CQUniversity ANNUAL REPORT 2012
OUR VISION, VALUES, MISSION AND
OBJECTIVES
OUR VISION
Our vision is for CQUniversity Australia to become one of
Australia’s truly great universities through partnership with
industry, students and the community.
Our greatness will be demonstrated through engagement
in Learning and Teaching, Research and Innovation, and our
Communities.
OUR VALUES
CQUniversity has organisational values which underpin its daily
activities. The University’s Code of Conduct is one way in which
CQUniversity puts its collective values into practice. The Code
is a statement of principles designed to inform the actions of all
members and to establish and guide what conduct is expected and
what conduct is to be avoided. CQUniversity has fi ve core values:
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OUR ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE
OUR MISSION
Engagement will become the dominant methodology and
driving force that directs the activities of the University to fulfi l
its vision to enable stakeholders, partners, communities and
students to ‘be what they want to be’.
Engagement underpins the relationships between CQUniversity
and its communities (local, regional, state, national,
international) for the mutually benefi cial exchange of knowledge
and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
Our promise is to collaborate with our communities to assure
our mutual wellbeing.
Our partnerships will address community identifi ed needs,
enhance community wellbeing, deepen students’ civic and
academic learning, enrich the scholarship of the organisation
and lead to discovery in the co-creation of knowledge.
Ultimately, engagement at CQUniversity aims to support the
development of sustainable communities and an equally
sustainable university.
ENGAGEMENT
We connect to our
stakeholders and
communities by having
strong relationships and
productive partnerships
which deliver mutually
benefi cial outcomes.
A CAN-DO
APPROACH
We focus on and achieve
our goals, we ‘think
big’, aspire to greatness
and apply innovation in
everything we do.
LEADERSHIP
We lead by consistently
demonstrating
excellence in learning
and teaching, research,
engagement and
governance.
INCLUSIVENESS
We respect and seek
full participation from,
and engagement with,
all staff, students and
the community without
discrimination toward
any individual or group.
OPENNESS
We promote transparency
in processes, procedures
and decision-making and
emphasise consistency,
fairness and probity
as integral to our
relationships, individual
and collective, with all
stakeholders.