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Bennion Community Center - Student Affairs - University of Utah

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<strong>Bennion</strong><br />

<strong>Bennion</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Mission Statement<br />

The <strong>Bennion</strong> <strong>Center</strong> fosters lifelong service and civic participation<br />

by engaging the <strong>University</strong> with the greater community in<br />

action, change and learning.<br />

<strong>Bennion</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Values<br />

Courage and optimism sustain our endeavors to learn through<br />

respectful, inclusive collaboration on projects that support and<br />

develop innovative action within all communities.<br />

Inclusion<br />

campus and our greater community in a continuing effort to<br />

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accept the responsibility to communicate with honesty and integrity<br />

and to treat all around us with care and understanding.<br />

Collaboration<br />

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<strong>of</strong> collaboration to build strong relationships, to sustain civic<br />

engagement and to develop the most responsive and effective<br />

programs to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> our communities.<br />

Innovation<br />

making use <strong>of</strong> best practices for program assessment and<br />

creative methods to <strong>of</strong>fer opportunities for pr<strong>of</strong>essional devel-<br />

<br />

exchange through community service and the ability <strong>of</strong> the<br />

teaching and learning process to result in a deeper understanding<br />

<strong>of</strong> our world, its issues and its people.<br />

<strong>Bennion</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Goals<br />

Provide in-depth meaningful and educational<br />

experiences in order to facilitate the sustainable development <strong>of</strong><br />

<br />

their performance.<br />

Cultivate and nurture an ethic <strong>of</strong> lifelong community<br />

service and engagement.<br />

Facilitate meaningful experiences that enhance<br />

the academic and research mission <strong>of</strong> the university.<br />

Continue to build solid foundations and<br />

enhance strong reciprocal relationships with stakeholders.<br />

Development <br />

relations efforts to support, sustain and cultivate BC operations.<br />

Collaborate to evaluate and improve programs that<br />

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“We not only act – we reflect on our actions.”<br />

– Lowell L. <strong>Bennion</strong><br />

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