Mission Statement:

I. Opportunities or needs that we exist to address:
	A. Opportunities:
		1. Channel- There is a channel, which is underused
		2. Programming
			a. Works that are being completed every semester from the theater,
			   dance, music and film departments and programs
			b. Events on campus that have been filmed, such as lectures, panel
			   discussions, demonstrations, and concerts.
			c. Student organizations who perform events that are outside of 
			   academia, but are part of the Connecticut College community
	B. Needs:
		1. Lack of Access to events
			a. Events are only attended by those with the luxury of time. 
			   Events can often go unnoticed, and under attended
			b. Certain academic pursuits are not open to the public, such as 
			   films created within the film department.
			c. Events on campus have difficulty in advertising, which 
			   contributes to a lack of knowledge of campus events.
			d. Persons who are interested in an event after its official 
			   occurance (if controversy or interest is sparked by said event, 
			   for example), have only eyewitness accounts to represent actual 
			   occurances
		2. Students have a need for easy access to information such as weather, 
		   menus, event schedules
		3. Those who identify themselves as part of a marginalized group on campus 
		   are too often left out of the different media on campus with which 
		   they might express themselves. 
		4. Historically, student groups have limited themselves to personally 
		   disempowering hierarchies that mimic a corporate system, with Chairs, 
		   Presidents, or Boards of Directors.
		5. Prospective students have little exposure to the campus creative 
		   community during their visits to campus. Connecticut College has a 
		   rich network of creative minds which are not easily showcased.
II. What we are doing to address these needs:
	A. Having a television station with programming that has been pre-recorded on 
	   Connecticut College events will take advantage of both the available channel, 
	   and the available programming.
	B. Lack of Access:
		1. Events filmed on campus will be replayed on the television station, in 
		   order to maximize the amount of people who are exposed to the event. 
		   This solves a lack of attendance, knowledge, and prior interest.
		2. Playing works which were never released to the public in the first 
		   place would take advantage of the body of work being created each 
		   semester in, for example, the film production classes.
	C. By regularly programming a list of upcoming events, weather, and campus dining 
	   hall menus (like a news channel or radio station might), this information can 
	   be distributed via another medium, increasing the likelihood of information 
	   dispersal
	D. By implementing an affirmative action search program, we aim to actively encourage 
	   and seek out the participation and leadership of people of color, women, gays, 
	   lesbians, transgendered people, bisexuals, queers, intersex people, gender 
	   variant people, disabled people, and people belonging to other marginalized 
	   groups. We believe this goal to be inseparable from our overall mission and 
	   strive to create an environment that breaks down oppressive social hierarchies 
	   within our collective and beyond.   
	E. By operating the television station in a horizontally managed workers' 
	   collective, we hope to engage participants in an empowering way without 
	   relying on a hierarchy. 
	F. Providing prospective students with a first-rate, immediate connection with 
	   specifically artistic and creative communities, shows just how their future 
	   efforts can have a practical, hands-on application
III. Principles or beliefs that guide our work
	A. Do-it-Yourself mentality: Students are capable of running a television station
	   at least as well as anyone else
	B. We believe that there are events on campus worth revisiting
	C. Liberal Arts Education
		1. The station would exist as an incorporation of the “liberal arts in 
		   action” concept of education, especially Connecticut College's own 
		   strength in multi-disciplinary collaboration
		2. We believe that the liberal arts education put into action would 
		   include endeavors such as this one, especially for those who are 
		   looking to implement these experiences later in their careers.
	D. Investing in an affirmative action search program will enrich C4TV, and the campus 
	   community at large.
	E. Hierarchy and positions of authority should be minimized. Systems which mimic 
	   failed and disempowering structures that currently exist will be doomed to 
	   their same failure.