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Culture Statements
Vision | Values
| Mission | Initiatives
 Vision
Statement
Ocean County College aspires to be an institution
of distinction where an exceptional faculty and
staff serve to awaken students to a love of learning.
We foster educational innovation through effective
teaching-learning strategies to develop and nurture
intentional learners who are both empowered and
informed. We work to be ever new, offering through
education the perpetual hope and promise envisioned
by the founders of our nation. We employ sophisticated
technology and sound learning assessment, clearly
focused on student success. We offer quality cultural
events, accessible programs that advance our commitment
to learning throughout life, and educational opportunities
that arise from our unique seacoast and pineland
environments. Our nationally recognized model
for planning and resource management, our institutional
effectiveness design, and our creation of strategic
partnerships for college advancement signify our
intention of taking a leadership position in the
academic community. Our ultimate and most lasting
vision-ensuring that our students have what they
need to transfer well, to find meaningful career
opportunities throughout their lives, and to thrive
in an increasingly diverse and complex world-affirms
our continuing desire to be, quite simply, the
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Values
- The freedom of intellectual pursuit
- A commitment to multiple teaching-learning
styles
- An open-door environment with accessible faculty
and staff
- A respect and an appreciation for cultural
diversity
- A climate of civility and courtesy
- A family spirit in an intellectual community
- A collaborative, creative and team-spirited
approach to leadership
- The highest personal and institutional integrity
- The highest standards of professional commitment
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Mission
Statement
It is the mission of Ocean County College to foster
excellence and a caring environment through its
commitment to:
- Offer comprehensive educational programs that
develop intentional learners of all ages and
ensure the full assessment of student learning
in these programs;
- Provide broadly-based student support, starting
from our initial contact with every individual,
regardless of his or her unique needs;
- Measure employee attitudes toward the workplace
and student attitudes toward the learning experience
and make responsive adjustments in institutional
strategies;
- Provide a well-designed campus and facilities
with advanced technology;
- Address our human resource needs by recruiting
and hiring highly qualified people and continuing
to develop the potential of each employee;
- Generate and manage fiscal resources to best
serve strategic priorities;
- Organize a leadership team committed to outreach,
development, engagement, institutional effectiveness,
and a fully realized implementation of the college's
vision;
- Reach out to members of the Ocean County community
and beyond in order to create meaningful, fulfilling,
and mutually beneficial partnerships.
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 Strategic
Initiatives
2005-2010
It is the college's goal to include the following
strategic initiatives in all its planning, assessment,
and resource allocation activities in order to
effect its vision, embrace its values, and achieve
its mission. The college will actively promote
and assess:
- Educational excellence that embraces quality
teaching, new presentation modes, programs to
develop intentional learners, and rigorous educational
assessment used to improve teaching and learning;
- The creation of a campus culture in which
students can thrive and reach their fullest
potential by receiving increased access to technological
support, improved advising and transfer services,
the full benefits of financial aid, retention
services, and a comprehensive selection of co-curricular
activities;
- Advancement, partnering, and outreach, whereby
the college seeks mutually beneficial connections
and associations that promote its mission, its
programs, and its culture of collaboration;
- Enhanced facilities and technology that support
exceptional teaching and learning, institutional
growth, and overall institutional effectiveness;
- Planning and assessment that are linked to
resource management and institutional effectiveness;
- Human resource development through the continuation
of best practices in hiring, bargaining, and
conflict resolution and in the continued expansion
of employee development and training programs;
- Continued development of varied events, programs
and facilities that engage students and community
members in rewarding athletic, artistic, cultural
and service-oriented activities.
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Contact:
Janet
Hubbs, Assistant to the President for Institutional
Effectiveness
Office
of Institutional Effectiveness
732.255.0400 x2195
fax 732.255.0444
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