Mission Statement


The Dean of Students Office is committed to creating opportunities for student success, and we believe in a challenging and supportive institutional approach to development of the whole student.

Core Values
The Dean of Students Staff Believe:

  • We are here for students and they are at the heart of what we do - students first.
  • We realize we are role models and we conduct ourselves ethically and professionally.
  • We acknowledge students for who they are and the successes they seek.
  • We challenge and support students to achieve success through promotion of: Involvement, Self -responsibility, Integrity, Inclusiveness, Justice, Self-assessment, and Community
  • We believe that knowledge is power and power is most enhanced when it is shared.
  • We see education as a holistic experience that occurs in and outside the classroom.
  • We are committed to the concept of human awareness and to valuing differences, including ethnicity, gender, values, social class, sexuality, age, ableness, etc. These factors are valued, respected, protected, embraced, celebrated and we believe each person has worth and dignity.