Mission

Housing and Residence Life strives to provide a safe, comfortable, and affordable student-centered community that promotes human awareness, in addition to the personal development and academic success of each student.

Vision:

• Promote safety consciousness and ensure for the safety and security of all residents and facilities.
• Offer an exceptional level of customer service that respects the diversity of all people.
• Guarantee quality cost-effective measures in the development of programs, events, services, resources.
• Provide programs and events which promote responsibility, accountability as well as social/emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual and diversity development.
• Develop policies and processes that can be measured and evaluated.

Goals:

Housing and Residence Life has outlined the following goals:

• Increase enrollment of students living in the residence halls.
• Maintain the appearance of all residential facilities.
• Develop and implement a sound programming model that supports the learning objectives of the university.
• Cultivate services and resources that appeal to students and remain competitive in the technology market.
• Foster the development of new learning communities within the halls.
• Strengthen relationships with community agencies, such as the police and fire department to train Housing staff and deepen safety knowledge amongst residential students.
• Encourage relationship building with offices on campus to promote cohesive working dynamics.
• Further the development of diversity awareness.
• Market all programs, events and services in order to aid in the recruitment and retention of students.
• Assist in the recruitment and retention plan of the university.
• Build and sustain a strong camps and conference/summer housing operation.
• Endorse sound policies and processes that endorse responsibility and accountability.
• Offer for cost-effective housing while maintaining superior services.
• Adopt leadership opportunities geared towards self-awareness and promoting critical thinking.
• Support and promote opportunities for student organization development and growth.
• Advocate for timely and effective communication with all constituencies.
• Promote professionalism in all areas as it relates to correspondence, presentation and daily operations.