1. Diversity: Understand and celebrate unique and humanistic differences.
  1. Inclusion: Create a sense of belonging where everyone is valued and respected.
  1. Empower Employees: Provide a welcoming and positive work environment for employees by providing the resources needed to innovate and achieve success in the workplace.
  1. Community: Offer educational opportunities that are responsive to our community’s needs, with a specific focus on the economic and social mobility of our most underserved students.
  1. Educational Equity: Embrace students where they are, so that they are empowered, encouraged, and equipped to succeed academically by providing rigorous and rich educational opportunities to help realize their goals.
  1. Student Success: Support a holistic approach to student success that is designed with completion in mind and cultivates community stewardship and a sustainable living-wage.
  1. Transparency and Accountability: Model a culture of transparency and accountability as responsible stewards of the public trust.
  1. Innovative Programs: Encourage thought partnership in the development of degrees, programs, and pathways that lead to careers in Silicon Valley, a global center of creativity, technology and  innovation.
  1. Continuous Improvement: Reimagine business practices to support a culture of continuous learning.

Adopted June 26, 2024