Standard I: Mission and Goals

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The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.

Workgroup Members:

Marcy Gannon and Rose Miller are MSCHE Co-Chairs for CSM’s Self-Study

I - Mission and Goals	*Heather Zeolla	Director II, Campus Operations
Co-chair *PIR Support	*Chelsea Clute	Executive Director, CSM Foundation
	Kevin Cotton	Associate Director of Admissions
	Stephen Johnson	Associate Dean, Arts, Humanities, Social Science, and Education
	Mary Johnson	Coordinator, Library
	Stacie Aubel	Business Manager, Information Management Team
	Lisa Lynk Smith	Professor, Arts, Humanities, Social Science, and Education
	Angela Small	Director of Communications and Press Information Officer
	Jessica Hamilton	Student
	Aiko Hawkins	Student
	Syreika Thorpe	Student
	**Chip Keech	Associate Director, PIR

Lines of Inquiry:

The Working Group for Standard I is tasked to find evidence and draft a narrative to answer the following Guiding Questions:

How do the college’s mission and goals support the success of student learning, workforce development, and community engagement?
How do the college’s mission and goals foster diversity, equity, and inclusion?
How are the college’s mission and goals developed, approved, implemented, and assessed? To what extent are the processes systematic, inclusive, and transparent?
How is the college’s mission and goals integrated into faculty, administration, staff, and governing structure decision-making?
After researching the above questions, how can CSM improve in any of these areas?

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