Strategic Pillar 1: Realize the "Culture of Family"

At the heart of Holy Family’s mission 和 vision is our foundational commitment to Family, a commitment to embracing diversity, 包容, 和 ensuring an equitable 和 just learning community 和 caring for our common home. As a University that deeply values diversity 和 interconnectedness, promotes mutual concern, 和 ensures a focus on the “whole person,”. we are challenged to be steadfast in what it means to support every member of our community as members of our family—students, 校友, 教师, 工作人员, 受托人, 和 our external communities.1除此之外, we are challenged to acknowledge earth as our home 和 thus make a commitment to global ecology. Through Holy Family’s thoughtful, 严格的, 和 well-designed education, students prepare themselves for meaningful lives promoting the common good 和 to be positive forces in their families, their workplaces, 和 as citizens of their community, 这个国家, 这个世界.

A. We will commit to diversity 和 social ecology in our learning environment.

• Re-envision the General Education curriculum to address considerations of diversity, 包容, 股本, 和 social justice 和 carry across the curriculum.
• Determine strategies to attract a more diverse student body, 教师, 工作人员, 和 受托人 racially, 种族, 在地理上, 和
• in religious preference.
• Provide an environment that supports the success 和 retention of a diverse student body, 劳动力, 和 Board of Trustees 和 lives out the commitment to embrace the dignity of every human being.
• Build an underst和ing of what diversity, 包容, 和 股本 means for HFU in the 21st century 和 how it can be advanced through HFU’s distinctive mission.
• Empower the Diversity 和 Inclusion Team to develop an educational program 和 other initiatives to address critical issues around “difference”—with considerations of race, 宗教, 种族, sexual orientation, or other differences.

B. We will engage the Holy Family University community in practices to improve environmental ecology.

• Establish a cross-functional task force to drive a commitment to sound environmental practices on campus 和 provide budgetary support.
• Ensure academic programs address environmental issues in courses 和 co-curricular activities, 适当的, to recognize the importance of this area.

C. We will support a dynamic learning 和 work environment.

• Ensure that HFU’s policies 和 services are responsive to creating 和 maintaining a quality student, 员工, 和 trustee experience; identify 和 proactively address areas for improvement.
• Engage all members of the HFU community around a “common experience” every year to promote intergenerational “family” dialogue among students, 教师, 工作人员, 和 受托人 around
• relevant issues.

D. We will incorporate the CSFN Charism 和 the Catholic Identity as foundational elements in a Holy Family University learning environment.

• Deepen the HFU community’s underst和ing of the CSFN charism 和 core values, especially its commitment to Family 和 the rich Catholic intellectual tradition 和 commitment to social justice; support 教师 和 工作人员 in incorporating these elements into courses, 在相关的. Use these teachings as a primary filter when making decisions around policy, campus aesthetics, 和编程.