Page 14 of Cochise College 2006-2007 Catalog by Cochise College Arizona

13 GENERAL INFORMATION Empowers students, faculty and staff to create a personally meaningful learning environment, where each accepts responsibility for contributing to the same. CORE VALUES In all that we do in teaching, learning and serving we value quality, integrity, and diversity. QUALITY We commit to a quest for excellence and strive to achieve our highest potential. INTEGRITY We base our decisions and interactions on honesty, trust, respect, responsibility, accountability, and ethical behavior. DIVERSITY We respect differences between and among members of the community by embracing and encouraging the expression of ideas, opinions, and thoughts exchanged freely, respectfully, and civilly. GENERAL EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT General education at Cochise College provides students with the knowledge, information and technical skills essential for a successful life. To help students acquire these, Cochise College stresses the importance of self-esteem, self-confidence, independent learning and the ability to adapt to a changing environment. In its desire for excellence, the College emphasizes the importance of students establishing realistic goals. General education provides students with the knowledge to write clearly, read and think critically, and make sound ethical decisions. It provides students with knowledge of mathematics, the physical and life sciences and the varieties of human societies and cultures. It provides students with an understanding of human history and the global community. It provides students with the ability to understand and appreciate the arts. Inherent in the idea of general education is the love of learning and the idea of civility, which the College defines here as respect for all persons. COMMUNITY SERVICES Cochise College extends its educational services to meet the needs of the entire county. Community services are those phases of the educational program that provide educational, cultural and recreational services beyond formalized classroom instruction. Among these services are free faculty lectures; a program of public events and cultural activities including lectures and forums, art exhibits, film series and non-credit courses; and community use of the College libraries and other facilities. Other community services include workshops to meet special needs of business, industry and the professions; economic research; community recreation; campus tours; public information; and a variety of conferences. COCHISE COLLEGE FOUNDATION The Cochise College Foundation is a private, communitybased nonprofit organization that is fiscally and organizationally separate from Cochise College. Its mission is to promote student success, facilities development and program support for Cochise College. The Foundation was established on March 20, 1967, and is recognized as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization (income tax-deductible) by the Internal Revenue Service and the Arizona Corporation Commission. The Foundation board of directors has a county-wide membership of 15 men and women. The Foundation provides more than $300,000 in scholarships to Cochise College students each year and has assisted the College with several capital projects. The Foundation accepts monetary gifts, property, gifts-in-kind or other items of value bequeathed or donated for the benefit of Cochise College. The Cochise College Foundation can be reached at (520) 417-4100, or by email at foundation@cochise.edu. COLLEGE LOCATIONS Douglas Campus The 17-building Douglas Campus serves approximately 1,400 students each semester with a diverse curriculum of

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