Housing
We support a healthy living environment where you can study, grow, and make lifelong friends.
The mission of the Office of Residential Education is to empower students to actively engage with the Gettysburg College community by fostering a safe and inclusive environment, supporting developmental transitions, offering opportunities to learn and grow, and strategically managing residential communities.
We are dedicated to:
- Supporting the academic and educational mission of the College by providing opportunities for out-of-class learning
- Effectively serving and working with resident students, staff and faculty of diverse backgrounds and views.
- Encouraging students to take responsibility and challenging each other to grow
- Providing a safe environment -- one that promotes both physical and emotional well-being
- Connecting students to services within the college and the community at large
- Working to create a positive, welcoming community of scholars
We believe that it is important to:
- Be people of integrity; honest and ethical
- Clearly articulate policies, procedures, and roles
- Communicate openly and inclusively
- Exercise freedom of thought and opinion in a spirit of mutual respect
- Keep our minds open to new views and concepts
- Make informed decisions based on evidence
- Lead by example
- Meet students' needs while respecting needs of others
- Work for compassion and understanding
- Respect others and show it
- Take pride in our work
- Take responsibility for our actions
- Trust and be trustworthy
- Uphold the standards of our profession
- Work as members of a team