Standard I: Mission and Goals

Standard I: Mission and Goals

View Middle States Higher Education Standards' Criteria

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:

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