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