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What
is MIRA?
The
Maricopa Integrated Risk Assessment (MIRA) is a project
that embraces a wider view of risk called Enterprise Risk
Management (ERM). ERM enables employees to collaboratively
identify, assess and manage future risks and opportunities.
In March
2000, the Governing Board of the Maricopa County Community
College District (MCCCD) with support from the Chancellor
and the Chancellor's Executive Council (CEC) officially
approved MIRA. In October 2003, Dr. Rufus Glasper, MCCCD
Chancellor, assigned responsibility for MIRA to the MCCCD
Risk Manager, and asked that she develop and initiate a
multi-year MIRA implementation plan.
Dr.
Glasper established the following goals for MIRA
- Increased
overall effectiveness and accountability
- Sound
business process; greater assurance of business continuity.
- Clean
demonstrated compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.
- Enhanced
employee empowerment and pride.
- Reinforcement
of the strong cultural identity.
- Enhanced
competitive advantage.
We
stand to be among an elite group of higher education institutions
in our efforts to break down the limitations of the "silo
approach" to managing risks by integrating traditional
risk management and ERM. By embedding risk assessment and
risk management into our daily operations, we will minimize
surprises, maximize our opportunities, and be more responsive
to the ever changing needs of the students and communities
we serve.
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