Mission, Inclusivity Statement, and Outcomes

Our Mission

Residence Life and Student Housing fosters the foundational SMU experience where every student belongs, learns, and connects through their residential community. We make campus home.

 

Inclusivity

Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH) embraces diversity and inclusion as core values that support our goal of providing an intellectually stimulating environment where a variety of ideas and perspectives work together to foster innovation. To this end, we commit to our inclusivity statement in our everyday work.

RLSH promotes the understanding of and appreciation for all races, religions, national origins, socioeconomic classes, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, physical and learning abilities, ages, and veteran statuses.

It is our goal for residents to learn how to be good citizens and to learn to demonstrate appreciation for diverse cultures while respecting the differences of others.

Moreover, we aim to protect all residents’ basic rights as described in our Community Standards; therefore, we do not tolerate or ignore acts of oppression, discrimination, abuse, harassment, bias, and/or hatred.

Outcomes

Each department and office within DSA at SMU conceptualize the impact and subsequent outcomes of its work through the use of constituent outcomes. Below, we identify the student outcomes of living on campus at SMU and associate their attainment with DSA’s six learning domains.

Key demonstrating the names and icons of each Student Affairs Learning Domain

 

Student Outcome

 

Associated DSA Learning Domains
 Experience opportunities to explore their personal values, beliefs, and aspirations      Global Consciousness Learning Domain            Personal Congruence Learning Domain  
 Appropriately advocate for themselves and others  Social Responsbility Learning Domain     Amplified Capacity Learning Domain   Holistic Wellness Learning Domain
 Develop cultural intelligence and an appreciation of diversity     Global Consciousness Learning Domain          Amplified Capacity Learning Domain   Personal Congruence Learning Domain
 Feel a sense of belonging to and support from their residential community  Social Responsbility Learning Domain        Holistic Wellness Learning Domain            Personal Congruence Learning Domain
 Positively contribute to and understand their impact on community  Courageous Leadership Learning Domain       Global Consciousness Learning Domain      Social Responsbility Learning Domain     Amplified Capacity Learning Domain 
 Develop leadership through formal and informal roles
  Courageous Leadership Learning Domain      Global Consciousness Learning Domain       Social Responsbility Learning Domain     Amplified Capacity Learning Domain
 Engage with faculty outside of the classroom  Amplified Capacity Learning Domain      Holistic Wellness Learning Domain