Centennial College values and embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, as fundamental to its mission to educate students for career success, within a context of global citizenship and social justice. In keeping with the College’s Statement of Diversity, the Student Experience Office is committed to continually improving the student experience, and works to address student concerns, systemic and institutional inequities, and barriers that impact personal well-being and success.
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- Clarifying polices and processes and upholding the principles of procedural fairness
- Ensuring policies and processes are applied in a way that does not oppress students
- Considering mitigating factors while holding students accountable for their behaviour
- Promoting transparency in our work
- Seeking ways to enhance the student experience based on data, best practices and informed by student feedback
- Committing to assessment and continuous quality improvement
- Advocating and innovating for systems change
- Developing promising practices that serve as exemplars in the institution and wider post-secondary system
- Holding the fundamental belief that every student has the capacity to grow and change
- Keeping the wellbeing and positive growth of the student at the forefront
- Using proactive approaches that provide opportunities for learning
- Using conflict, conduct and complaint processes to promote growth, learning and development
- Building personal and system capacity
- Building trust through honest, straightforward, open and respectful communication and interactions
- Treating students with respect
- Encouraging connection through dialogue
- Building shared understanding
- Fostering a sense of belonging for all community members
- Believing that the rich and varied lived experiences of students are the keys to their capacity to overcome challenges and successfully deal with the consequences of their choices
- Respecting student autonomy
- Focusing on students’ strengths
- Maintaining unconditional positive regard; remembering that the student is more than their behaviour
- Ensuring our interventions and supports are holistic and address multiple life domains