Too Much Mom and Apple Pie?

There is currently a questionnaire being circulated about a revision or update of "True Bruin Values." The problem is that it seems unrelated to recent issues on campus and provides a long list of alternative "values" - all of which are positive and many of which overlap. You can choose among such things as "boldness" and/or "courage." The survey seems to be largely a Mom-and-Apple-Pie PR exercise.

According to the documentation, the purpose of the survey is to:

• create an active source of inspiration and accountability for the UCLA community;
• unite staff, faculty and students with a shared sense of purpose; 
• strengthen and cultivate diverse perspectives; and
• create values that are not just words, but principles that drive the way people navigate UCLA and collaborate with one another.

Hard to see how the survey will do any of these things.