WE VALUE

• Minnesota's standing as a vibrant place to live and work. We contribute to a strong IT community, which, studies show, enriches metropolitan economies by creating venues that improve communications, foster relationships between industry and educators, and spur mutual understanding of each other's purpose, values, and expectations.
• Knowledge-sharing and learning in a community where learners and professionals interact in a mutually beneficial relationship. We provide an arena for face-to-face dialogue and interaction to constantly improve connections.
• Education appropriate to meet the needs and demands of business. We work to align MnSCU curriculum to business needs, to ensure that employers recognize that learners from our partner institutions are exceptional and preferred job candidates such that IT personnel and the businesses employing them find success.
• The opportunity for learners to engage in occupations aligned with their interests and talents, discovered through hands-on learning. This gives learners the chance to make informed choices about potential IT careers. We believe this leads to greater job satisfaction and accomplishment, and improves the overall quality of their work and lives.
• The efforts and input of our volunteers and stakeholders who assist in making our programs and projects focused and pertinent, as well as the IT learners who comprise the workforce of the future and current personnel with an ongoing commitment to continual learning. We believe that together we forge a bright future for IT and for Minnesota.