Our core values will guide our daily operations, interactions, and decisions:

• Ethics
  We expect our daily operations and interactions with the students and the community to be driven by the highest standards of honesty, fairness, respect, and professional and scholarly ethics.
• Intellectual Excellence
  We value intellectual freedom, engagement, critical thinking, creativity, and integrity in all endeavors.
• Academic Excellence
  We value high-quality education provided via a curriculum that is designed to meet the career and academic needs of our community.
• Continuous Improvement
  We value and are committed to continuous improvement by assessing student learning outcomes, program effectiveness, and our decision-making processes. We use the results of these assessments to pursue improvements in our courses, programs, practices, and student outcomes.
• Diversity
  We embrace all aspects of human diversity and are committed to providing a learning community that is supportive, safe, and welcoming.
• Student Focuses
  We are committed to fostering the professional and personal growth of all students, which is the primary focus of institution decisions and activities.
• Collaboration
  We value and are committed to cross-disciplinary collaboration and working closely with students and local employers. The commitment defines the practices of the faculty, administration, staff, and external partners.