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STUDENT COMMITMENT

Southern is dedicated to providing our students with not just an education, but a community of believers. As part of that community, Southern's faculty and staff join with our students in making individual commitments to life on campus and upholding and applying the student handbook.

Student Commitment To Responsible Conduct

As a student at Southern Adventist University I will consistently commit myself to academic, spiritual, social, personal and corporate responsibility.

Academic

I will follow directions in the university catalog and will apply my best effort to my academic program with inquisitiveness, propriety, honesty, and integrity. I will promote the same conduct among my peers.

Spiritual

I will honor the university mission of seeking and teaching truth as revealed by Jesus Christ in the Bible. I will balance work, study, and recreation with Sabbath rest and spiritual enrichment.

Social

I will show respect for all members of the university community—their lives, property, and environment. This includes respect for diversity, ethical use of communication technologies, and community service.

Personal

I will develop high standards of personal health, wellness, and entertainment and will promote the same for other members of the university community. I will avoid alcohol, tobacco, improper drug use, and sex outside of marriage.

Corporate

I will participate in the corporate life of the university, taking initiative to meet all my duties under its regulations. This includes financial obligations, attendance, appropriate behavior, vehicles procedures, and fulfillment of my designated role as a member of this residential community.

SOUTHERN’S COMMITMENT TO STUDENT RIGHTS

Southern Adventist University will protect the academic, spiritual, social, personal, and corporate rights of our students.

Academic

Southern will provide substantive academic programs that are clearly communicated and are responsive to the educational needs and concerns of our students.

Spiritual

Southern will promote the spiritual develop­ment of our students through the values we espouse, the programs we present, and individual nurturing we provide.

Social

Southern will treat our students with dignity and cultivate an environment of respect for individuals, including privileges of expres­sion and assembly in harmony with university standards.

Personal

Southern will provide our students opportu­nity for development of personal potential by articulating and practicing high standards of healthful living, wellness, and entertainment.

Corporate

Southern will clearly communicate what is required for all members of the university community and will apply our regulations with fairness, timeliness, and confidentiality.

As a Seventh-day Adventist institution, Southern is committed to upholding the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Bible as the inspired word of God.