Mission, Vision &
Guiding Principles

  

Mission 

The Association of Faculty and Staff for the Advancement of People of Color (AFAPC) strives to be a community of committed individuals who support and sustain each other professionally and personally, who affirm and hold close our shared identities, who embrace and bridge the unique identities within each of us, and who affirm the importance of building and maintaining a robust community to positively influence the entire Oregon State University community.

  

Vision 

We envision a community that provides support, nourishment, engagement, and inspiration for faculty and staff of color, and indigenous, and mixed-heritage identities at Oregon State University.  We believe the strength of the AFAPC community, and the well-being of members, creates capacity for strategic, significant, and purposeful leadership within and on behalf of the entire OSU community.

  

Guiding Principles

AFAPC strives to provide a climate of acceptance and promotes the principles of diversity and inclusivity.  These principles strengthen our community and are essential to OSU’s academic and social missions and institutional excellence.

  • Community. AFAPC fosters a sense of community and mutual support through social gatherings, networking, mentoring, and coalition building.
  • Accessibility. AFAPC is an accessible presence on campus, with permeable boundaries that allow members to participate as their life situations make possible.
  • Engagement. AFAPC engages with the OSU community on issues of diversity and inclusiveness and welcomes opportunities to support the university community’s learning on these issues.
  • Respect. AFAPC values and respects the experiences of each individual member and each member of the OSU community and is committed to respectful engagement in the pursuit of our mission.
  • Awareness. AFAPC provides a safe and non-judgmental place to grow in our awareness of social dynamics and our own biases.

These guiding principles reflect our intentions and commitment to be a diverse, inclusive, and culturally competent organization.

  

Bylaws

As of February 15, 2024 AFAPC revised the bylaws.

AFAPC bylaws serve as a roadmap for our mission, vision, and values. The bylaws address activities, such as:

  • governance
  • when and how meetings will be held and conducted
  • how to be a member
  • how steering committee members will be nominated and elected, their responsibilities, and their terms of service
  • voting procedures, such as what constitutes a quorum so that AFAPC can make a decision
  • language that affirms a climate of acceptance and promotes the principles of
    diversity and inclusion while also recognizing that historical barriers exist that marginalize and exclude people and communities from decision making processes due to real and perceived
    identities
  • how the bylaws can be changed or amended

Current bylaws here.

Original bylaws and mission statement approved by the founding members of AFAPC on October 14, 1999: Historical bylaws here.