Harvard University Statement of Values
In August 2002, the Harvard community introduced a new Statement of Values for the
University. The statement had the endorsement of Harvard’s Academic Advisory Group
made up of the President, the Provost and the Deans of the Faculties.
Harvard University aspires to provide education and scholarship of the highest
quality—to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to prepare individuals for life,
work, and leadership. Achieving these aims depends on the efforts of thousands of
faculty, students, and staff across the University. Some of us make our contribution
by engaging directly in teaching, learning, and research, others of us, by supporting
and enabling those core activities in essential ways. Whatever our individual roles,
and wherever we work within Harvard, we owe it to one another to uphold certain basic
values of the community.
Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others
Honesty and integrity in all dealings
Conscientious pursuit of excellence in one’s work
Accountability for actions and conduct in the workplace
The more we embrace these values in our daily lives, the more
we create and sustain an environment of trust, cooperation, lively inquiry, and mutual
understanding—and the more we advance a commitment to education and scholarship, which
all of us share.
Office of the University CIO Values
The Office of the University CIO employees are committed to demonstrating enthusiastic
commitment to our values of “Results, Relationships, Responsiveness and Responsibility".
These values are represented on the Values Compass below.
Office of the University CIO Priorities
The Office of the University CIO provides core infrastructure services to the Harvard
community, supporting administrative and academic applications, and negotiating
strategic vendor contracts, which allows Harvard to leverage purchasing power and
price performance in technology areas.
On an annual basis, Directors and Managers participate in the strategic planning and
budgeting process, which begins with the identification of future requirements as
defined by our customer and advisory groups, the setting of goals and priorities by
group, the development of "bottoms-up" budgets which are linked to those goals, and
in some cases, the development and communications of rates.
The strategic plan is built on the foundation of clear goals and objectives for the
Office of the University CIO, which are categorized under one of the broader
overarching priorities outlined below:
- Provide Efficient, Effective IT Services
- Expand and Enhance Administrative Systems Capabilities
- Support School Initiatives for using Technology in Teaching and Research
- Coordinate IT Standards and Plans across Central Administration
- Develop Mechanisms for IT Planning and Coordination across Harvard
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