Mission
Mission
The mission of the Office of Residence Life is to create educational communities which engage students in learning and personal development.
As part of the Division of Student Affairs at Western Michigan University, we also adhere to the following:
Vision
To be a premier learning-oriented student affairs division
Mission
To engage students in learning and personal development
10 key actions
We will:• Create conditions that enhance student learning and personal development
• Create purposeful, open, just, disciplined, caring and celebrative environments
• Make people matter
• Advance diversity within community
• Teach effective citizenship
• Forge collaborative partnerships with students, faculty, staff and others to enhance student learning
• Allocate resources to encourage student learning and personal development
• Integrate expertise on students, their environments and teaching and learning processes into practice
• Base policies and programs on best practices from the research on student learning and development and on institution-specific assessment data
• Involve students in all facets of the University to enhance student learning and personal development
