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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is very normal for businesses and institutions to update their mission statements.

Here is the old mission statement: Leadership in Mission: "Understands, accepts and supports the Catholic mission of the university and fosters values consistent with that mission."

New statement: In all that we do we seek to advance Notre Dame’s mission as a global, Catholic research university.

Community: Treat every person with dignity and respect
Collaboration: Work together with honesty, kindness, and humility
Excellence: Pursue the highest standards with a commitment to truth and service
Innovation: Embrace opportunities with creativity and dedication

So instead of the vague "Catholic mission" verbiage, they list the things that make up the Catholic mission. [/quote]

You glossed over the removal of - accepts, supports ... fosters values with ... that mission:  "Understands, accepts and supports the Catholic mission of the university and fosters values consistent with that mission."[/quote]

DP:  Yes, they left that out because it is difficult/ impossible for managers to give landscape workers and powerpoint employees a numerical rating on the criteria "Understands, accepts and supports the Catholic mission of the university and fosters values consistent with that mission."

The change was NOT a change of ND's mission as an organization, but rather an update of the categories on which staff employees (not faculty) would be reviewed each quarter/ year.

The old criteria was likely useless, with almost all employees getting full credit (or, more problematically, rated by their direct supervisors, who were not trained as theologians or Catholic lay ministers, on how Catholic the employee appeared to be).

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