Middle States Self-Study Working Group 1 of Hostos’ mission described in the introduction of this report. The full statements are available in Appendix 1.3. T 1.2: Academic Department Missions—How They Reflect the College-Wide Mission English/Mathematics Intellectual Socioeconomic Community Department Access Diversity Skills Growth Mobility Service Allied Health
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X
Behavioral and Social Sciences
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X
X
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X
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X
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X
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Business Education English Humanities
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Language and Cognition
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Library
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X
Mathematics
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X
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Natural Sciences
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Intellectual growth is the most commonly cited—not surprising, given that Hostos is a community college with professional programs complemented by robust liberal arts offerings. If a theme is not reflected in a department’s statement, it may be because that theme is less applicable to that department. For example, the Language and Cognition Department does not have a community service component to its departmental mission, as the primary focus of this department is to help non-English speaking students become proficient in English. C. Multiple avenues exist to discuss and reflect on the mission. The mission statement is not only made available through a variety of documents and media throughout the college, but is also revisited in orientation brochures, (D.1.1) and in retreat documentation. (D.1.2) Leaders on-and off-campus recognize the unique value of Hostos’ mission and frequently note it in various forms of public communication. It is worth noting that, during the investiture of President Félix Matos Rodríguez, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor read Hostos’ mission statement, reconfirming the college’s historic mission. (D.1.3) Similarly, on March 23, 2011, at the opening of a key college-wide strategic planning meeting, President Matos, calling for “mission-based leadership,” stated, “The mission [of the college] is the reason why I took the job … the mission is the core here”. (D.1.4) President Matos also notes the unique value of Hostos’ mission in his Letter from the President that appears in the new Strategic Plan. (D.1.5)
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