Residence Life Mission Statement
The Office of Residence Life fosters safe, hospitable, and holistic living-learning environments.
Residence Life seeks to foster...
- Safe: We intentionally and thoughtfully look for and respond to emergencies, mental health concerns, physical safety concerns, facilities needs, and emotional safety concerns.
- Hospitable:We intentionally and thoughtfully welcome all into our lives with a spirit of generosity and kindness as agents of God’s love.
- Holistic: We intentionally and thoughtfully seek to grow each of our students spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally, socially, and civically individually and communally.
- Living-Learning Environments: As a result of on-campus living, residential students will:
- Formulate connections to academic learning outside the classroom within a living-learning environment
- Purposefully explore the Christian faith and their sense of self through interactions with friends and community members
- Demonstrate a commitment to growing in diversity, reconciliation and fostering safe living spaces
- Nurture community through hospitality, integrity, and responsibility to their living area
- Establish meaningful relationships rooted in respect, belonging and healthy communication.
- Develop holistic self-sufficient living practices that cultivate healthy coping skills during and after college toward purposeful living.
…toward achieving the mission of Messiah University:
Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.