In reading the class responses in week one, discuss the alignment of University values with your personal values and those of the broader environment. (Think of what constituencies and stakeholders interact with the University and what their interests and needs might be.) Some questions you may want to address include:
What values most resonate with the way you think about your education as well as the values that best reflect the University? What University values support relationships with the institution’s key constituencies?
Does the University put its values into practice? How? Where does the University fall short in terms of aligning with your personal values and those of the environment of higher education? What tensions may arise when the University values do not align with those of its environment?
Are the University values uniquely American, or would they translate well into other cultures?