Board Policies

Chapter 1

The District

Policies:

BP 1100 The Ohlone Community College District

The District is named the Ohlone Community College District.

The name is the property of the District. No person shall, without the permission of the Board, use this name or the name(s) of any college(s) or other facilities of the District, or any abbreviation of them, to imply, indicate or otherwise suggest that an organization, product or service is connected or affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored, supported, or opposed by, the District.

The District consists of the following:

Fremont Campus

43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539

Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology

39399 Cherry Avenue, Newark, CA 94560

Within the geographical boundaries of the District are the cities of Fremont and Newark and designated precincts within Union City, California.

BP 1200 District Mission, Vision and Values

The mission of OhloneCollege is to serve the community by providing instruction for basic skills, career entry, university transfer, economic development, and personal enrichment for all who can benefit from our instruction in an environment where student learning success is highly valued, supported, and continually assessed.

Vision

Ohlone College will be known throughout California for our inclusiveness, innovation and superior rates of student success.

Values

We provide life long learning opportunities for students, college personnel and the community.

We open access to higher education and actively reach out to underserved populations.

We promote diversity, inclusiveness and openness to differing viewpoints.

We maintain high standards in our constant pursuit of excellence.

We value trust, respect and integrity.

We promote team work and open communication.

We practice innovation and actively encourage risk-taking and entrepreneurship.

We demonstrate stewardship for our human, financial, physical and environmental resources.

Using the college's governance and decision making processes, the mission, vision and core values are reviewed on a regular basis and revised as necessary.