{"id":57764,"date":"2024-10-01T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=57764"},"modified":"2024-10-08T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T20:14:23","slug":"emu-unveils-revised-values-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/emu-unveils-revised-values-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU unveils revised values statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University is proud to announce the result of a six-month process to review and refresh its values statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The new statement reads:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe the community of learners\u2014students, faculty, and staff\u2014of Eastern Mennonite University value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Excellence<\/strong><br \/>As a teaching university, we prioritize student learning. Our approach to teaching and learning is equitable and engaged as we seek to inspire curiosity, creativity and academic achievement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peace and Justice<\/strong><br \/>As a leader in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and restorative justice, we pursue peace by teaching and practicing intercultural understanding, justice and equity, and environmental sustainability. We value diversity and seek to form unifying, inclusive leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Active Faith<\/strong><br \/>As a community, we seek to embody faith in action and serve and learn together to repair harm and restore hope. Shaped by Anabaptist-Mennonite beliefs and practices and the life and teachings of Jesus, we practice compassion, mutual love, and appreciation for the diversity of religious and cultural expressions represented in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the process, as outlined in the <em>Pathways of Promise<\/em> strategic plan, was to invest in clarity and consistency regarding EMU\u2019s values. These values will be consistently communicated across the university and used to amplify the EMU value proposition.&nbsp;The refreshed values connect more seamlessly with the university <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/president\/mission\">vision statement<\/a>, which frames the strategic plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process began in January 2024 with discussions about the scope of the review and revision, an audit of several peer schools\u2019 value statements, conversations with the Executive Leadership Team about essential components, and drafting of a test revision. Throughout the spring, a total of 14 focus group sessions were held across campus, which included three student meetings, two Board of Trustees committees, and nine faculty and staff meetings. About 40 students and 100 faculty and staff participated in these sessions. Feedback from the focus groups was gathered and analyzed and used to create a final revision. The Board of Trustees approved the new statement at its June 14 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean <strong>Daniel Ott<\/strong> facilitated the re-envisioning. \u201cThe campus conversation about shared values was an inspiring process,\u201d he said. \u201cOur students, faculty, staff, and supporters love EMU. This process gave them an opportunity to name and articulate the values that drive our work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU\u2019s previous values statement read: \u201cEMU\u2019s mission and vision are grounded in the enduring biblical values of Christian discipleship, community, service, and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about EMU\u2019s 2023-28 strategic plan, <em>Pathways of Promise: Preparing Tomorrow\u2019s Unifying Leaders<\/em>, visit: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/president\/strategic-plan\">emu.edu\/president\/strategic-plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University is proud to announce the result of a six-month process to review and refresh its values statement.&nbsp; The new statement reads: \u201cWe the community of learners\u2014students, faculty, <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/emu-unveils-revised-values-statement\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU unveils revised values statement<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":57248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4515,5583,17562,5642],"tags":[18221,18222,18223,7440,18176,18220],"feature":[17427,17426,17241,17422],"class_list":["post-57764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-campus-community","category-digest","category-faculty-and-staff","tag-academic-excellence","tag-active-faith","tag-pathways-of-promise","tag-peace-and-justice","tag-strategic-plan","tag-values","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature","feature-news-landing-page-main-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EMU unveils revised values statement - EMU News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/emu-unveils-revised-values-statement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EMU unveils revised values statement - EMU News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eastern Mennonite University is proud to announce the result of a six-month process to review and refresh its values statement.&nbsp; 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