Board of Trustees
Helen Forbes Fields
Chair
Ann Frangos
Vice Chair
The Rev. Cory C. Jenkins
Phoebe Lee
Geralyn M. Presti
Alan Rosskamm
Victor A. Ruiz
Robert C. Smith
Ted Tywang
Mission
We empower learners, ignite purpose and impact the regional economy through exceptional education, holistic support and innovative pathways for students, faculty, staff and the community.
Vision
Cuyahoga Community College will be recognized as an exemplary teaching and learning community that fosters service and student success. The College will be a valued resource and leader in academic quality, cultural enrichment and economic development, characterized by continuous improvement, innovation and community responsiveness.
Values
To successfully fulfill the mission and vision, Cuyahoga Community College is consciously committed to diversity, integrity, academic excellence and the achievement of individual and institutional goals. We are dedicated to building trust, respect and confidence among our colleagues, students and the community.
Statement of Commitment: The College declares that
- It will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
- Its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills needed to reach their own informed conclusions.
- It is committed to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
- It is committed to creating a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry that respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
- Its duty is to treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards and to provide them equality of opportunity with regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.