Dear member of the Wentworth community:
The Mission, Vision and Values statements are the essential documents upon which Wentworth Institute relies to establish a strategic framework for success.
There is no standard model by which the mission, vision and values statements should be developed. Instead, these statements should reflect the uniqueness of Wentworth and this uniqueness can only be captured and defined by the Institute’s leadership, in collaboration with faculty, staff, students, Trustees and other constituencies that leadership deems necessary to the process.
Wentworth has from time-to-time re-visited its Mission, Vision and Values statements and has made changes and adjustments to align them with its strategic direction.
As Wentworth is currently undergoing yet another evolutionary change with the addition of graduate degrees, new engineering programs and lifelong learning programs, the Mission, Vision and Values statements need to be current.
Recently, the President’s Administrative Council (PAC) held an off-campus facilitated retreat to discuss the Mission, Vision and Values statements and to develop drafts that would serve as the basis for constituency engagement and feedback.
The following definitions guided the development of these drafts.
- Mission: A concise and meaningful statement that describes our purpose.
- Vision: A statement that guides actions to achieve the mission.
- Values: A statement that guides collective and individual actions and behavior both internally and externally.
Below are the drafts of the Mission, Vision and Values statements that we are asking you to review and comment upon. Please describe what you think could be added to, or deleted from the drafts, but also indicate how you would have worded the statement that you are concerned about.
Please keep in mind that we want to keep the final statements short and concise, in a form that it is easy to be disseminated and remembered. Express yourselves and your thoughts freely in this blog. Your suggestions will be taken into consideration as we move towards developing the final versions.
We would like to receive your feedback by September 15th so that we rework the drafts and present to you in an open forum final drafts that will be sent to the Board of Trustees for their review, feedback and final approval.
Mission Statement (Draft)
Wentworth provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary, project-based education in engineering, technology, design and management that integrates classroom, laboratory and experiential learning, resulting in a job-ready, skilled professional and engaged citizen.
(Rev. C)
Vision Statement (Draft)
Wentworth will be a student-centered institution of Academic excellence offering high quality undergraduate, graduate and lifelong-learning programs; it will develop Community through urban engagement and service learning; and it will foster Economic growth by educating highly skilled professionals (ACE).
(Rev A)
Wentworth Values (Draft)
HONESTY
Be honest in thought and deed. Be straightforward and ethical. Show integrity, decency and respect to all. Take responsibility for personal conduct.
ENERGY
Be energetic, creative and entrepreneurial. Positive energy and hard work invariably produce desirable outcomes.
ECONOMY
Conserve time and resources. Practice sustainable economy. Be a good steward of the earth and safeguard its resources.
SYSTEM
Cultivate teamwork, discipline and reason in scholarly, professional, and personal life. An orderly and rational system offers the best path to success.
(Rev A)
Please indicate your relationship to Wentworth (ex: student, faculty, staff, alumni) in your comment.