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Values Statement

Dr. Dennie Smith,
Professor and Department Head

  • Strive to exceed student’s expectations.
  • Treat all people with respect and dignity.
  • Aware and accommodating of cultural differences.
  • Engage in public moral exchanges concerning the education/well being of a community.  
    (Improve society and address important cultural and socio-economic problems.)
  • Establish a friendly, trustworthy, and accepting organization for our students.
  • Value the interrelationships and interdependency of our department with public schools and the community.
  • Establish relationships established through trust, respect, and integrity.
  • Commit to seeking justice and compassion in our society.
  • Encourage intellectual autonomy, honesty and integrity.
  • Support collaborative forms of decision making.
  • Communicate and resolve differences in an open and professional manner.
  • Accept responsibilities for our actions.
  • Recognize and own problems that occur.
  • Spend time looking for solutions rather than looking to blame.
  • Committed to continuous learning for students and ourselves.
  • Value the attributes of diversity in all aspects of our work.
  • View all people’s opinions as important and critical.
  • Support each other in our work.
  • Accept responsibilities in our groups in an equitable fashion.
  • Use data to support and make prudent decisions.
  • We do what we say we are going to do.