A core Mennonite value is the development of community as a place where persons together seek truth and provide support for each other. The Young People's Christian Association and Student Life staff regularly involve students in service opportunities in the community. The Community Lifestyle Commitment explicitly outlines the expectation that members will refrain from the use of illegal drugs, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco. The Student Handbook states that the possession or use of alcohol is prohibited on campus and at all university-related functions. Furthermore, the university supports nonuse as the most responsible lifestyle choice and takes disciplinary action when alcohol or drugs are used on campus and misused off-campus.
Misuse is defined as intoxication, illegal use, rowdiness, or destructiveness.
Student Life staff annually provide educational programming in support of these values. The university maintains documentation of disciplinary actions, including suspension, for violation of these policies. Conducts a critical assessment of character-building projects and activities Eastern Mennonite is participating in the values formation study of the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities. This six-year study includes qualitative and quantitative data on students as they enter and graduate from college and until two years post graduation. The first three programs already exist at EMU, as do the other two less formally.