WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY activities, and ensuring faculty and student involvement in community service. Values Assessment students the freedom of choice in lifestyle selection A WSU MEANS i. SE A116: 3.//* RANK > 9 n analysis and comparison of the data from the Institutional Goals Inventory reveals that the WSU community differs little in US MEANS isc, SE 3.06 3.70 — WSU DISC. +.61 Intellectual Orientation (5) Familiarity with problem-solving methods, ability to synthesize knowledge, the students) was negligible. commitment to life-long learning capacity for self-directed learning, and a WSU MEANS IS SB US MEANS IS SB WSU DISC. the national average was in: 3.15 3.06 +.99 4.14 ¢ Academic Development ¢ Freedom ¢ Social Egalitarianism Other categories among the most important values, however, call for considerable improvement: 4.15 2 Offering specific occupational curriculums, programs geared to emerging career fields, opportunities for retraining or upgrading SkiHs, and assistance to students in career planning. WSU MEANS IS SB US MEANS IS SB WSU DISC. 3.13 3.05 +1.01 RANK > 3.81 : 3 ¢ Individual Personal Development ¢ Vocational Preparation ¢ Intellectual Orientation ¢ University Community members can all be involved in governance WSU MEANS IS SB US MEANS IS SB WSU DISC. 3.05" 2.88 +.86 91 3.88 RANK iG Use of cost criteria in deciding program alternatives, concern for program efficiency, Vocational Preparation (1) 4.14 students, faculty, administrators, and board Accountability/Efficiency (9) RANK cu ery category, although in some of the more important groupings, the discrepancy is almost negligible: — WSU DISC. +.65 ‘atralized decision-making by which In the top six goal areas, the only notable difference between WSU's ranking and that of The data also reveal that the University community visualizes room for improvement in ev- US MEANS iS = 2.86 3.52 Democratic Governance (2) its assessment of values from the aggregate data provided by Educational Testing Service from twenty-eight other institutions across the country. Similarly, the difference in answers from the three groups of respondents (faculty, staff, and ¢ Meeting Local Needs: 3.10 to 2.86 WSU MEANS is oe 3.10345 RANK ee, Meeting Local Needs (6) Providing for continuing education, serving as a cultural center, providing trained personnel for employers, and facilitating accountability to funding sources, and regular submission of evidence that institution 1s achieving goals WSU MEANS IS SB US MEANS IS SB WSU DISC. SAE 3.04 +./6 S79 3.69 RANK 8 8 Social Egalitarianism (3) Open admissions and meaningful education for all students admitted, providing educa- tional experiences relevant to minority groups and women, and offering remedial work in basic skills