The policies and procedures of the department show how we approach our work. Our willingness to address such issues as sexism, racism, homophobia, and alcohol abuse, demonstrate our commitment to treating all people with dignity and respect. It goes without saying that our failure to address such issues also reflects upon us. It can't be stressed too much that our individual actions reflect upon us collectively. If one of us fails to follow through or neglects one's duty, it affects all of us.
Individual failures distort our collective image to others.
Because we are part of something bigger than ourselves, our individual actions reflect upon us as a whole. This connection poses an important and sometimes complicated sense of responsibility. Being connected to the whole doesn't mean blind allegiance to popular beliefs or prevailing mores. This contradicts the other meaning of the word reflections. The importance of retrospection and rumination shouldn't be easily dismissed.