Unified Vision for Harmony Community Campus

To inspire and help guide the future of the Harmony Community Campus, an unprecedented alliance of partners met to work toward developing a unified vision for the area. Together with citizens and business leaders, this partnership developed a vision, purpose, mission, guiding principles and goals as a framework to help guide future activities on the site.

Vision

The Harmony Community Campus is a model for sustaining the vitality of the economy, environment and community in Clackamas County and the region.

Purpose

To increase opportunities for community members to learn, enhance health and fitness, observe and enjoy nature and gather together.

Mission

The Harmony Community Campus will be a model for a healthy economy, incorporating a variety of educational opportunities, alternative energy uses and green development practices. It will provide resource protection, conservation and alternative transportation, and will enhance natural habitats and the ecology of the area. People will be encouraged to use public transportation, bicycles, walk or carpool to access the area.

Guiding Principles

What we do:

  • Provide lifelong learning
  • Demonstrate sustainability
  • Ensure environmental stewardship
  • Support economic development
  • Promote healthy living

How we do it:

  • Ensure transportation choice and accessibility
  • Utilize smart growth principles
  • Demonstrate shared leadership and responsibility
  • Model collaboration, cooperation and civic engagement

Goals

  • Provide people with the skills and pathways they need to pursue successful careers in health sciences, energy efficiencies and renewable energy.
  • Foster a culture of sustainability, through recreation, education, workforce training, campus management practices, citizen education and community collaboration.
  • Be a driving force for sustainable economic development practices in Clackamas and the Region.
  • Ensure future facility designs meet and exceed green building guidelines.
  • Be a demonstration site for emerging renewable energy technologies and sustainable practices.
  • Develop a dynamic, living laboratory that promotes preservation and environmental stewardship.
  • Create an integrated and environmentally sensitive approach to stormwater and infrastructure management.
  • Encourage a variety of transportation options to ensure safe, flexible, environmentally-responsible access to, within and through the campus and community.
  • Enhance the opportunities to recreate ensuring both people and ecology thrive.
  • Develop a dynamic strategy for generating unified approaches to seeking and securing resources to move the Harmony Community Campus vision forward.