 | The Fred Rogers Center was established at Saint Vincent College in September 2003 to serve as a national and international resource for addressing emerging issues affecting children and families. The Center continues Fred Rogers' commitment to building bridges between early learning and children's media. MISSION
Communication - Collaboration - Creative ChangeStaying true to the vision of Fred Rogers, and emulating the guiding principles of his life's work, the mission of the Fred Rogers Center is to advance the fields of early learning and children's media by acting as a catalyst for communication, collaboration, and creative change.
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIESThe work of the Fred Rogers Center focuses on the three strategic goals endorsed by the Center's national Advisory Council in September 2006.
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Goal 1: Establish the Fred Rogers Archive as an accessible, working collection for promoting quality and generating new thinking in early learning and children's media.
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Strategy 1-1: Establish the physical and digital Fred Rogers Archive as a richly indexed resource for broad access to the variety of print, video, and audio materials representing the complete body of Fred Rogers' work.
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Strategy 1-2: Compile and disseminate the Fred Rogers Oral History as a significant component of the Fred Rogers Archive and as a model for the Center's ongoing use of oral history and video documentation.
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Strategy 1-3: Demonstrate new applications of materials and content from the Fred Rogers Archive.
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Goal 2: Through the Fred Rogers Leadership Institute, establish the role of the Rogers Center in leadership development for early learning and children's media.
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Strategy 2-1: Develop and launch the national Fellows program with the appointment of the first Rogers Center Senior Fellow, Dr. Ellen Wartella.
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Strategy 2-2: Build the Rogers Center Fellows program as a "seedbed for innovation" in early learning and children's media.
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Strategy 2-3: Conduct Next Generation Leadership programs for new and aspiring educators, researchers, and other professionals in early learning and children's media.
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Strategy 2-4: Sponsor roundtables and other opportunities to convene leaders in early learning and children's media, for the purpose of information sharing and collaborative agenda setting.
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Goal 3: Increase awareness, dialogue, and positive change on topics and issues consistent with the mission of the Fred Rogers Center.
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Strategy 3-1: Develop the Rogers Center website as the primary Center vehicle for communication and information dissemination.
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Strategy 3-2: Develop a national communications program that utilizes public forums, along with print, broadcast, and interactive media, to promote quality for young children and their families.
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Strategy 3-3: Establish "strategic alliances" regionally, nationally, and internationally.
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