Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Mission
The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Foundation advances opportunity for students, the College, and Durham and Orange counties through bold strategic partnerships, resource development, zealous advocacy, and wise stewardship.
Vision
To be a leader in building a community where all have equitable access to education, employment, and opportunity.
Core Values
The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Foundation supports the College in being:
- The Standard for Excellence: The College commits to the highest professional standards of quality, integrity, and performance in our programs, services, and operations.
- Student-Centered: The College provides high-quality, learner centered, and affordable educational and training opportunities, within a welcoming and supportive environment, that supports students through goal achievement.
- Data-Inspired: The College monitors and utilizes appropriate data, considers various sources of community input and developing trends, and implements changes to support continuous improvement.
- A Champion for Equity: The College embraces the diversity, equality, equity, and uniqueness of students, employees, and the communities that we serve by committing to be an antiracist institution.
- Communicative: The College commits to effective, open, and proactive communication. We take responsibility to listen and employ effective communication strategies to inform and foster collaboration.
- A Good Steward of Resources: The College networks with community partners, targeting grant and resource development to address strategic priorities, and by allocating resources based on focused priorities that are sustainable.
- A Collaborator: The College fosters economic development by leading, promoting, and creating educational opportunities through mutually respectful and beneficial partnerships with community organizations.