Values

FCTL faculty and staff value:

• Learner-centered teaching that is grounded in substantiated knowledge of how people learn and other research on teaching and learning

• Being a safe and supportive environment for Ferris faculty to seek assistance, learn, and work in creative and diverse ways

• Diversity, in its myriad forms

• Life-long learning

• The autonomy of individuals, while also recognizing the shared responsibility of the University community to advance the mission and goals of Ferris State University

• Making public our policies, processes, and the outcomes of our work

• Accountability of our work to the extent that it does not infringe upon the privacy of others

• Faculty members' involvement in determining FCTL's practices, policies, and programmatic priorities

• Collaboration with Ferris faculty, students, and staff, and the greater educational community

• Having respectful and open- and service-minded relationships with the entire University community

August 2007