Office of Residential Life Mission Statement

The Office of Residential Life is committed in providing quality living options, programs and services that support the academic mission of Western by promoting safety, encouraging student development, and fostering the understanding and appreciation of diversity within our community. In order to carry out this mission we believe in the following principles::

• Providing safe, secure, clean and reasonably priced residential environments conducive to the academic and personal development of the student;
• Providing services, programs and activities, which encourage students to mature intellectually, emotionally and spiritually so as to add value to their community, and society at large;
• Selecting and training professional and paraprofessional staff committed to developing residential communities which emphasize student development principles;
• Providing residential environments that honor human diversity which embrace students as individuals -- each with rights and responsibilities -- each with unique goals and needs.

Office of Residential Life Departmental Values

To be a residence hall student at Missouri Western State University we expect you to recognize the strength of personal differences, while respecting institutional values. You are encouraged to think and act for yourself, however, we expect you to understand that the Office of Residential Life has non-negotiable values in which it believes strongly. These values include:

These values along with the University Values of Serving others, Quality, Enthusiasm about learning, Freedom to exchange ideas, and Courage to shape the future, are the trademarks of the University, and will be protected diligently. Each person has the right and ability to make decisions about his or her own conduct. Just as importantly, each person has the responsibility to accept the consequences of those decisions. When individual behavior conflicts with the values of the department or University, the individual must choose whether to adapt his or her behavior to meet the needs of the community or to leave the residence halls or the University. This decision, among others, assists each person to determine who he or she is with respect to the rest of society.