Strategic Plan
MEC’s 2023-2030 strategic plan guides the College in fulfilling its social justice mission, as delineated in the new mission statement, through Rigorous curricula, Innovative teaching and learning practices, Scholarship, and Experiential Learning (RISE). Medgar is on the Rise!
Patricia Ramsey, President
Mission
Medgar Evers College (CUNY) a four-year culturally diverse institution birthed out of the Black community of Central Brooklyn, is rooted in social justice, dedicated to increasing the upward mobility of its students and producing graduates who are civically engaged and prepared to provide leadership to address issues from local to global concern. It does so through
- Rigorous curricula
- Innovative teaching and learning practices
- Scholarship
- Experiential Learning
Vision
Medgar Evers College will be recognized as a model for social justice and a global leader in advancing knowledge.
It will be achieved through ACCESS
- Accountability, Academic Research/Scholarship
- Continuous Improvement
- Community Engagement
- Equity (health, food, justice, environmental)
- Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships
- Student Success
Core values
Ethics and Integrity
At Medgar Evers College, this means honesty, trustworthiness, and consistency of character to do the right thing at all times. The College values ethical behavior, honesty, fairness, and respect both within its grounds and in the global community. Academic integrity ensures that those who teach perform their duties honestly with fairness and respect for their colleagues, their students, and the community at large.
Excellence
Excellence means having first-rate quality, reliability, meeting all obligations,and continually reaching notable benchmarks. Medgar Evers College values high standards of performance by all college constituencies.
Access
As an institution as a whole, Medgar Evers College values fair and comprehensive access to every aspect of higher education opportunity. This includes empowering students in the classroom with evidence-based teaching methods and technology, the fair administration of college resources, the availability to participate in student-centered initiatives, internships, and off-campus teaching environments, and access to information in all its forms. All this leads to the ultimate goal of intellectually developing students so they may achieve their academic, career, and personal goals.
Service
Medgar Evers College values service that promotes human dignity and that is for the benefit of students, the community, and the institution. Students should be well served by the College so they may serve the global community just as well.
Civility and Collaboration
Finally, the College values an academic community of students, faculty, and staff who embrace and operate with integrity to ensure a collegiate culture that is honest and respects diverse viewpoints.
Goals
