VALUES

  • Access: We are committed to creating opportunities for users to freely engage in intellectual inquiry and learning by providing equitable access to information and resources.
  • Collaboration: We pursue opportunities to construct and maintain connections within The Universities at Shady Grove and the broader community, recognizing the strength from bringing in a variety of viewpoints and approaches. This empowers us to accomplish more than we could alone.
  • Diversity/Inclusion: We respect and seek out the inclusion of differences, realizing we can grow and learn from each other.
  • Experimentalism: We constantly try new things to improve and enhance our services, while embracing and learning from our failures.
  • Knowledge/Expertise: Our commitment to professional development and passion for learning allow us to explore new ways of working, to acquire new skills and to provide quality customer service.
  • Sustainability: We strive to incorporate the three pillars of sustainability in all that we do by considering environmental, social and economic impacts.
  • User-centered: We proactively focus on users’ immediate needs and anticipate those that might arise in the future.