Healthy and respectful debate and role-playing scenarios help students to confront difficult issues. Encourages spiritual growth and moral values We make every effort to ensure that our students receive moral and spiritual guidance in all facets of their college experience. We emphasize the fact that many of the careers our students will pursue require the swearing of an oath to the service. As such, the college stresses moral and ethical values in its curriculum, its recreational and student services activities, and in the choices it makes for campus events, through student clubs such as the Seekers Christian Fellowship, Voices United for God, and the Wellness Resource Network. Provides community-building experiences John Jay College strongly encourages its students to become involved within and outside the communities in which they study and live.
Students serve as active members on every college committee.
Yearly, students vote for student government leaders. Prospective candidates are given special workshops on how to campaign, establishing a platform, and the ethical and moral responsibilities of holding an office. The office of Student Development also gives ongoing tolerance workshops where students are taught about cultures, languages, and traditions that are different from their own. The college fully endorses a policy of racial, ethnic, and religious harmony. The college has over 250 internship placement experiences for students in community-based and public service organizations.