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*Appendix 1 USM’s core values are as follows: 1. We value the intellectual development of our students, and we are dedicated to providing them with an education that is of the highest quality and that fully meets their professional and personal needs. 2. We value the creation and dissemination of knowledge, and we are dedicated to using the knowledge developed in our institutions to advance the state's economy and to improve the quality of life for Maryland's citizens. 3. We value integrity, and we are dedicated to the highest ethical standards in all our endeavors and to creating a culture that promotes civility and probity in the daily conduct of all faculty, staff, and students. 4. We value the free and open exchange of ideas, and we are dedicated to producing graduates who are well prepared to be contributing members of a democratic, pluralistic society and the larger global community. 5. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating an environment that both celebrates and is enriched by the multiple perspectives, cultures and traditions reflected in humankind. 6. We value the talents and contributions of our faculty and staff, as well as their participation in the shared governance of our institutions and the System, and we are dedicated to recruiting and retaining exceptional people and providing them with the resources and professional development opportunities to ensure their success. 7. We value the natural and cultural resources of Maryland, and we are dedicated to using our knowledge and talent to preserve, protect, and promote these irreplaceable assets. 8. We value our historic role of serving the public good and we are dedicated to using our considerable human and physical resources for the benefit of our state and nation. 9. We value our role as the state’s leader in higher education and we are dedicated to serving as an exemplar of academic quality and of principled, effective, and efficient use of resources.
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