Information: F60: UNM-Taos Education Center Mission Statement

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Mission

TheOur mission is to provide high-quality education to transform students’ educational journeys. We empower our students to imagine possibilities, cultivate knowledge, and achieve personal and economic well-being. UNM-Taos branch campus servesstrengthens the regional economy by developing a skilled workforce in partnership with local employers. Our committed faculty and staff honor student stories, a weaving together of family, tradition, and heritage.

Vision

Empowering Northern New Mexican communities to honor our diverse cultures and ensure a sustainable future.

Values

SERVINGNESS We respect our students’ unique journeys. We listen to students from northernand connect them to resources and people who support them in imagining futures, pursuing careers, and further strengthening the fabric of their communities.

EXCELLENCE We value excellence in all of our work, and we strive to perform and achieve at the highest levels.

INCLUSION We respect and celebrate the differences of all persons and value working in a collaborative environment where diversity is cherished and there is a shared sense of belonging.

ENVIRONMENT We are dedicated to the protection of our planet to ensure the health, well-being, and success of future generations.

INTEGRITY We value fairness, honesty, and transparency. We are good stewards of the resources that have been given to us.

PLACE We are dedicated to the peoples and places of New Mexico andeven as we reach for global impact for the larger community with comprehensive educational opportunities in order to better prepare them to successfully participate in the world as educated, skilled, creative and responsible individuals. The Taos Campus is an open-access, student-centered, affordable college offering dual-credit, basic skills, transfer, career technical, workforce training and lifelong learning courses and programsbenefit of all humanity.

The goals that have been identified to fulfill the mission of UNM-Taos are:taos.unm.edu/about/index.html

History

• to provide a high-quality learning environment for all students;
• to provide a wide range of academic programs culminating in the awarding of Associate degrees;
• to provide a wide range of career technical programs culminating in certificates and degrees for students who seek career-related employment in business, industry, and government and health care;
• to provide a transfer program to include a wide range of general education and pre-professional courses which normally articulate with Baccalaureate degree-granting colleges and the universities;
• to provide a diversified program of academic, and career technical courses to allow for the achievement of individual educational goals involving professional or technical skills development, professional rectification and/or personal interest;
• to provide noncredit continuing adult education services to the community in the areas of business/professional training, personal development, cultural enrichment, and recreational activities;
• to provide developmental education courses to acquire the basic verbal, quantitative, and cognitive skills necessary for a student’s successful transition into college-level study; and
• to provide an array of student support services that include faculty and staff academic advisement and career counseling, diagnostic and placement testing, financial aid, and human development opportunities readily accessible to all students
• July 1, 2025 - Mission, Vision, and Values statements updated to current versions by OUS