We've been busy here at Claremont School of Theology, and I have exciting news to share on two fronts.
You may have heard that the School has had issues with its accreditation due to issues of financial planning and governance. Though the School never lost its accreditation, it was dangerously close when I came to Claremont nearly two years ago. Earlier this spring, we received word that the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) removed its most serious sanction from the school and elevated Claremont to a probationary status. This is good news as it demonstrates the great strides we are making to becoming a financially healthy institution. To read more about this, please see my complete statement at www.cst.edu.
The second piece of news is the new statement of mission, vision, and values set forth by Board of Trustees. In short, the Board recognizes the diverse and multi-faith reality in which the school is already operating, and turns Claremont's gaze in some interesting new directions. As a result, the Board is setting a bold and imaginative course to expand on Claremont's history of preparing religious leaders for service to the world. The statements in their entirety are on the School's Web site.
As we move forward, I look forward to your thoughts about the School's new direction. I encourage you to leave a comment on this blog, or email me at president@cst.edu to continue the conversation.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Dear President Campbell,
I was encouraged by your president’s pen blog to express my thoughts regarding the current CST’s mission, vision and values statement. I have noticed the big changes in the new statements in comparison to the old ones. Nevertheless, here are some thoughts that might be helpful based on my limited knowledge.
1. Mission statement
I believe that the mission statement lack to provide the service/s that the school is offering. For example, theological programs, a curriculum of excellence with niche professors...etc
2. vision statement
The vision is wordy when it should define specifically where the school wants to be years from now.
3. Values
In general, values should be numbered so that employees and outsiders know what the school stand for and on what basis to make decisions. Below I outline some values from reading current ones but they need to be ranked order based on their importance to the school.
• Diversity.
CST nurtures a diverse international community. Ex. Initiatives taken by the school to pursue this value.
• Integrity
• Learning and continuous development
• Social commitment or social responsibility
Example of initiative here could be earth day.
Thank you,
Reema Jaffer
CGU student living at CST
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