BOG backs WVU values: service, curiosity, respect, accountability, appreciation

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As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, West Virginia University has outlined a mission
of leading transformation, through partnership and based on the values of
service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation. 

The Board of Governors endorsed
a mission, vision and values statement at its regular meeting Friday (April
21), culminating a year-long process kicked off by President Gordon Gee's State of the University speech on March 1,
2016. 

"We're going to lead in education, and we're going to
lead in health care and we're going to lead in developing prosperity," Gee
said in introducing the statements. 

They are "a way for us to think about ourselves and
everyday remind ourselves of who we are and what we are," he said. 

"As a land-grant institution," the mission
statement says, "the faculty, staff and students at West Virginia
University commit to creating a diverse and inclusive culture that advances
education, healthcare and prosperity for all by providing access and
opportunity; by advancing high-impact research; and by leading transformation
in West Virginia and the world through local, state and global
engagement." 

The vision: "As one West Virginia University, we are
purposeful in our studies and our work so that we can partner with our
communities – both near and far – to bring needed and valued solutions to
real-life problems within the pillars of education, healthcare and prosperity." 

That mission and vision are supported by the five values of: 

·     
Service – "We seek opportunities to serve
others and are committed to providing the highest quality of service." 

·     
Curiosity – "We ask questions, seek new
opportunities and change through innovation." 

·     
Respect – "We are respectful, transparent
and inclusive with each other." 

·     
Accountability – We perform at our very best
every day to create a University that is responsive, efficient and effective." 

·     
Appreciation – "We support and value each
other's contributions as we build a community that is One WVU." 

Gee said the statements reflect "the ...

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