Mission, vision & Goals
Mission
Holyoke Community College’s Learning Collaborative (The Collaborative) supports a culture of inclusion, innovation, and collaboration through quality professional development and access to progressive technology tools. The Collaborative offers opportunities for employees to share and develop best practices to meet the diverse needs of our students and to foster student success through faculty and staff engagement.
VISION
Develop HCC’s cultural capacity for change by equipping faculty and staff with a venue in which to collaborate, share knowledge, and mobilize cooperative solutions using an equity approach to student engagement.
GOALS
GOAL ONE: Promote faculty and staff professional development by providing meaningful opportunities for training and exposure to innovative practice
GOAL TWO: Foster/Develop culturally responsive pedagogies and equity-based approaches with special emphasis on the college's status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
GOAL THREE: Ensure alignment with institutional priorities such as the college’s strategic plan and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education's Strategic Plan for Racial Equity
GOAL FOUR: Support collaboration/build community between staff and faculty