We will not grow as an institution by knowing all the answers but rather by having the courage to live with the questions. We must exemplify professionalism, charity, and civility in all our working relationships to infuse the spirit of our work into the university culture. Respect, responsibility, and integrity are the foundation of a quality educational environment. The faculty, staff, administration, and students are a synergistic educational team. Every individual is both a teacher and a learner.
Responsibilities go hand in hand with rights.
Work is one of our greatest privileges and we should strive to make it rewarding and productive, enriching and fulfilling, healing and joyful for others and ourselves. Quality is the hallmark of professionalism. Quality is seen in our products, services, relationships, communication, and our commitments to one another. The role Student Services should play in a college setting begins with a major philosophical premise. That guiding premise was recently articulated in The Student Learning Imperative which states that legislators, parents, governing boards, and students want colleges to reemphasize student learning and personal development as the primary goals of undergraduate education.