Goals and Objectives



 

 

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) will strive for excellence.

Objectives

Academics and Co-Curriculum

  • Ensure that our program is consistent with best educational practices.
  • Ensure that our curriculum and co-curriculum* are attuned to the changing nature of the Jewish community and are responsive to the needs of students preparing for the rabbinate.
  • Ensure that an understanding of Israel — the land, the literature, and the people — is a vital and effective component of RRC's curriculum.
  • Enable students to take on diverse work experiences that further their rabbinical development.
  • Maintain a student body of the highest caliber by attracting well-qualified candidates to RRC's degree programs.
  • Ensure that the size of the student body and the academic program are well balanced and mutually supportive.
  • Strengthen the training, assessment, and support of the faculty, both as instructors and as advisors.

Administration and Governance

  • Strive to make rabbinical education affordable to all qualified students.
  • Ensure that RRC employees are adequately compensated.
  • Ensure that the board fulfills its fiduciary and leadership responsibilities with distinction.
  • Use technology to enhance efficiency.
  • Be systematic about mandate, governance, supervision, and assessment for all non-curricular initiatives.
  • Create a comprehensive assessment plan for RRC.
  • Continually implement appropriate best practices in the areas of financial management and human resources.
  • Continue to investigate increasing RRC's physical plant.

*Non-classroom programs designed to amplify and support the academic program.



RRC will serve as a vital provider of Jewish thought and resources.
 

Objectives

  • Establish new ways to support the intellectual growth and scholarly productivity of the faculty.
  • Increase the quantity and reach of high-quality Reconstructionist resources.



RRC will raise the image and influence of Reconstructionist Judaism.

Objectives

  • Use technology to expand RRC's influence.
  • Foster a greater sense of connection among RRC's first-degree stakeholders: board of governors, students, faculty, staff, President's Council, alumni, and Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) members.
  • In cooperation with the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF) and the RRA, support the spread of Reconstructionist ideas, activities, and communities.



RRC will secure the funds to achieve its mission
 

Objectives

  • Build consistent and increased giving by expanding the donor base and enhancing donor loyalty and affinity.
  • Nurture and encourage mission-driven programs that generate revenue.

Download Creating Change: A Vision for RRC's Future, RRC's five-year strategic plan, as a color PDF (309 KB).