College of San Mateo is a vital community resource. We have an individual and collective responsibility to manage this resource and to fulfill our mission and vision to the best of our ability. To that end,
- we believe in encouraging and motivating students to seek, identify and achieve individual educational goals by providing an intellectually challenging, student-focused environment.
- we believe in supporting open, dynamic and collaborative decision making processes with appropriate representation.
- we believe in fostering sensitivity to, respect for and appreciation of the individual differences among the College's diverse student, faculty and staff.
- we believe that the effectiveness of any College action should be assessed by comparing results against measurable goals and standards.
- we believe in supporting and promoting informed risk taking supported by institutional research and encouraging innovation and creativity in pursuit of College goals.
