Journal 12th-16th May

From 1st - 4th vocabulary , I got from: http://seattlecentral.edu/foundation/index.php

1. dedicate (verb)

To give completely your energy, time, etc

Ex1: Seattle Central Community College Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between student need and available resources.

Ex2: The new President said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless

2. ensure / insure (verb)

To make something certain to happen

Ex1: The Seattle Central Community College Foundation, led by a 25 member board of trustees, was created to help ensure that our self-motivated, hardworking students.

Ex2: The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft

3. achieve (verb)

To succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort

Ex1: hardworking students - who have chosen to improve their lives through education - can achieve their goals.

Ex2: The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.

4. endowment (noun)

Money that is given to a college or hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of this money

Ex1: The Foundation raises funds to support student scholarships; through both endowments and annual gifts, childcare assistance and collegewide free tutoring.

Ex2: The school has received an endowment of £50 000 to buy new books for the library

Ex3: There are tests which can establish a baby's genetic endowment

From 5th - 10th , I got from :http://seattlecentral.edu/planning/

5. mission (noun)

Any work that someone believes it is their duty to do

Ex1: My mission in life is to educate the rich about the suffering of the poor.

Ex2: She's a woman with a mission and she's absolutely determined to finish the project.

6. strategic (noun)

Adetailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations

Ex1: The president held an emergency meeting to discuss military strategy with his defence commanders yesterday.

Ex2: Their marketing strategy for the product involves obtaining as much free publicity as possible.

7. operational ( adjective )

Relating to a particular activity

Ex1: There are operational advantages in putting sales and admin in the same building.

Ex2: The mission of Seattle Central's Office of Planning & Research is to provide timely, valid and useful information to all College units and to lead the College in its strategic and operational planning efforts.

Ex3: Repairs have already begun and we expect the plant to soon be fully operational (= working correctly and completely)

8. integrity (noun)

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

Ex1: No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.

Ex2: Our office is committed to quality, integrity, transparency, collaboration, and autonomy

9. transparency (noun)

The characteristic of being easy to see through

Ex1: The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency

Ex2: A transparency is a picture you can show on a screen: They used transparencies to show pages of the new book

10. function (noun)

The natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person)

Ex1: The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

Ex2: I'm not quite sure what my function is within the company.

Ex3: A thermostat performs the function of controlling .