• Definition of Character: Qualities of moral excellence which move a person to do the right thing despite pressure or temptations to the contrary

• Charter: Prescribe and recommend activities, education, and training

• Oversight: Character Development Commission made of all mission elements

• Process: Developmental approach to character

• Values caught as well as taught
• Values must be discussed
• Moral character developed through practice

• Character Development Outcomes

• Forthright integrity
• Selflessness
• Commitment to excellence
• Respect and dignity
• Decisiveness
• Responsibility
• Self discipline and moral courage
• Appreciation for spirituality

• Environment of character enhancing experience

• Encourage staff to develop mentoring relationships with students
• Promote respect for human dignity through cooperative learning experiences
• Create/reshape on-going activities to maximize character building

• Embrace professional code of ethics

• Educate faculty, staff, and students to teach and facilitate program

Rehabilitation program for offenders

• Encourage character enrichment seminars/community service

• Host forums to share, reinforce, and highlight character issues and topics

• Pitfalls of character development

• Implementation of time/schedule
• Integration of many players
• Assessment/hard to measure