San Francisco State University must strive to become a model employer in terms of community activities. Programs at the University should reflect its mission as an institution committed to improvement of the community, and practices at the University should serve as an example of how to promote these activities through proper recognition and rewards. Discussions were held with representatives of local firms well-known for community service. From the subgroup and full group discussions, the readings and interviews, CRPG developed a series of principles which became central to its deliberations and upon which its planning recommendations are based. The first of these is a statement on the definition of community.
Community is constrained neither by geography nor economy.
We respond to all people in the community, not just those who share disciplinary or political affiliations, and including both the powerful and the powerless. We need to be responsive to employers' needs for an educated, skilled work force, and the needs of schools, civic, public and community-based organizations.