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Richland College is a community of learners. The learning needs and expectations of students and community--as well as work-related needs of colleagues--inspire and animate our work. To this end we unite to provide the highest quality learning environment.
We affirm these values as the unifying fabric of the Richland community and the foundation for our work together:
| Mutual Trust: |
We value students and colleagues as persons--sharing perspective, accommodating differences, assuming motives are trustworthy. This quality undergirds the others. |
| Honesty: |
We speak and act truthfully, without hidden agenda--sharing perspectives, accommodating differences, assuming motives are trustworthy. This quality undergirds the others. |
| Fairness: |
We treat students and colleagues justly and expect the same in return--applying rules with equity, giving all the benefit of the doubt, and providing opportunities for individual success. |
Considerate, Open
Communications: |
We share information, ideas, and feelings--listening carefully, speaking forthrightly, respecting diverse views, participating productively in discussions and conversations. |
| Cooperation: |
We work with students and colleagues to achieve common goals--looking beyond self-interest, offering both support and challenge, remaining helpful in difficult situations, helping build consensus toward positive results. |
Diversity and
Creativity: |
We value and encourage diversity, originality, and vision--freeing students and colleagues to try something new, expecting follow-through, and using ideas that work. |
Responsible
Risk Taking: |
We respond well to challenges--considering carefully, acting although uncertainties remain, moving forward in spite of possible criticism. |
| Joy: |
We value laughter, play, and joy in our work--taking our work seriously and ourselves lightly. |
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