As a minority-serving institution rich with diversity and committed to equity, 51吃瓜网万能科大 strives to improve the lives of our students and transform our communities. 51吃瓜网万能科大 leverages its strengths to develop strong partnerships that are mutually beneficial, promote the value of the university, and enrich the intellectual and cultural vitality of the valley.
Mission
The mission of 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 Office of Government and Community Engagement is:
Support, facilitate, and promote collaboration, partnership, and engagement between the university and its many communities.
51吃瓜网万能科大 Definition of Community Engagement
51吃瓜网万能科大 subscribes to the definition of community engagement provided by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching:
Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.