Mission and Vision
Center for Educational Outreach Power Point Presentation
Read President Coleman’s editorial from The Michigan Chronicle
Mission
The mission of the Center for Educational Outreach is to coordinate, synthesize, cross-fertilize, and strengthen substantive partnerships between the University and school systems within the state of Michigan by promoting collaboration among academic and administrative units, fostering the development of new community outreach initiatives, leveraging existing partnerships, and administering outreach and engagement programs of its own.
An outcome of the University wide Diversity Blueprints Task Force Report of 2007, the Center is charged with promoting and coordinating educational and community outreach and engagement activities across the University. The Center seeks to serve as a coordinating hub for the expansion of community outreach programming and educational partnerships, as well as strengthening relations with K–12 education.
Goals
The goals of the Center for Educational Outreach include:
- Creating effective, comprehensive long-term partnerships with underserved schools to improve college access in the state of Michigan.
- Facilitating and administrating centralized outreach programs that enhance and support the efforts of U-M schools and colleges.
- Cultivating and supporting existing outreach efforts at the University of Michigan, as well as coordinating constructive collaborations.
- Assisting in the identification, recruitment, and enrollment of a diverse student body.
Guiding principles
Activities of the Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) will be guided by the following principles:
- Academic excellence—Success in school and in later life is predicated on a commitment to learning and personal development. The CEO encourages students to cultivate their intellectual abilities fully and to prepare for the future through academic achievement at the highest levels.
- Access to higher education—Through partnerships and information sharing, the CEO encourages students to plan for college attendance and to realize the value of higher education. At the same time, the CEO encourages colleges and universities to work collaboratively with schools and community agencies to provide access to higher education and financial aid.
- Diversity in college enrollment—The rich diversity of our society should be reflected in college classrooms in order to fully prepare college graduates for the roles they will play as leaders, managers, and professionals in society. Thus, the CEO promotes and supports efforts to enroll a diverse student body at the college level.
- Empowerment through higher education—College attainment is a gateway to economic security and improved quality of life. CEO programs and activities emphasize the benefits and personal empowerment that result from attending college.
- Serving the common good through expanding educational opportunity—The CEO recognizes that a democratic society depends on an informed and involved citizenry, that managers and leaders need accurate information when making decisions, and that society benefits from the advances and insights that are developed through higher learning.