CATALOG 2010-11 - Cascadia Community College

GENERAL INFORMATIONVision Cascadia Community College will be a communityof lifelong learners pioneering innovative pathways to successfullearning in a global context.Mission Cascadiais a community college whose caring culture supports creative,comprehensive, culturally rich, technologically advanced, and learnercenterededucation that is environmentally sensitive, globally aware,and seamlessly linked with the community, area enterprise, and othereducational institutions.Institutional Core Values As a learning organization, Cascadia continually strives toreach the highest levels of quality in its academic, student, and administrative programs and services through continualanalysis, assessment, and improvement. Our quality indicators are our institutional core values.CommunityThe college is a community of learners that seeks to build a caring culture of justice and equity, and to providean environment that fosters our College-wide Learning Outcomes: active learning; critical, creative, and reflectivethinking; clear communication; and interaction in diverse and complex environments.DiversityCelebration of diversity and cultural differences is a hallmark of a true learning community. Pluralism, diversity,and equity are therefore at the core of Cascadia’s mission. Individual difference is affirmed and celebrated in ourcommunity of learning.AccessCascadia serves learners with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and experiences through open access toprograms and services. We nurture new and expansive patterns of thinking, encourage respect for self andothers, and provide a safe, healthy, and barrier-free learning environment.SuccessCascadia values highly the academic and personal success of all students. The Cascadia learning modelapproaches the learner holistically, and integrates personalized support services into the academic experience tobest assist learners in achieving success. Student achievement is a hallmark of our mission.LearningAll members of the community are learners, and we strive to make learning relevant and connected. Learningis transformative, personal, and tailored to the needs and goals of our learners. Learning is integratedand interconnected; therefore our programs are interdisciplinary and offer technological fluency, globalunderstanding, and links with the community, area enterprise, and other educational institutions. Educationalexcellence characterizes our mission.InnovationAs a learning organization, Cascadia values creative pathways to fulfill the college vision and mission, consistentlyencouraging collaborative learning and growth. We continually expand our capacity to create high standards ofperformance through the acquisition of new knowledge and our commitment to constant responsiveness to theneeds of our community of learners.Environmental StewardshipCascadia is honored to protect and preserve the community wetlands and to develop their intellectual,academic, and social value for the region and the nation. We value the conservation of natural resources andembrace environmentally sustainable practices.6 Catalog 2010-11 Cascadia Community College