Vision, Mission, Core Values, and 5 Dimensions of Equity
Vision Statement
Everett Community College serves, educates, and builds communities, one person at a time.
Mission Statement
We educate, equip, and inspire each student to achieve personal and professional goals, contribute to our diverse communities, and thrive in a global society.
Core Values
Promise: We value, respect, and act on behalf of each student’s educational needs and aspirations
Purpose: We embrace the transforming value of learning for ourselves, our students, and our community
Progress: We strive always to innovate, improve, and advance
People: We nurture a campus community that is culturally competent and inspired to engage, collaborate, and grow
Partners: We connect constructively with the communities we are here to serve
Practice: We model evidence based decision-making, equity and inclusiveness, stewardship, and sustainability
5 Dimensions of Equity™
Aspiration: Equitable aspiration allows for an individual to continuously negotiate multiple contradictory voices to co-create a vision of possible dreams that builds self-efficacy and contributes to a just society. This dimension acknowledges that aspiration is systematically influenced and challenges the notion that individuals are void of hopes and dreams.
Access: Equitable access allows for an individual to experience a mutually beneficial relationship with the institution that creates a true sense of ownership, belongingness and familiarity. This dimension challenges the assumption that the community college open door policy equates to access for all, including historically underrepresented populations.
Achievement: Equitable achievement allows for an individual to exercise, refine, and acquire capacities (Cronon, 1998) that nurture and grow their talents both individually and as a member of a collective. This dimension challenges simplistic notions that achievement equates to individualistic accomplishments.
Economic Progress: Equitable economic progress allows for an individual to be a self-fulfilled, and contributing member of society, understanding and negotiating the interdependent relationship between equitable aspiration, economic capital, and community cultural wealth (Yosso, 2005). This dimension challenges the notion that it is necessary to sacrifice any of the above for the sake of economic and social mobility.
Engagement: Equitable engagement allows for an individual to exercise, refine and acquire capacities (Cronon, 1998) that can be used to exert influence within their social, cultural and political contexts to further equity and community well-being. This dimension challenges the belief that participation is sufficient to exert influence.
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Yosso, T. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(1), 69-91.