St. Cloud State University

Introduction

The other curriculum

The Division of Student Life and Development encourages you to become a full participant in your college experience. We have developed six broad co-curricular goals we can help you meet through your involvement with our programs and services.

These goals are to:

1. help you gain a sense of belonging to the SCSU campus and broader community;
2. help you acquire new knowledge and skills;
3. help you choose informed attitudes and values;
4. encourage you to assume responsibility for yourself;
5. help you understand and apply ethical principles;
6. help you to become a more active citizen through volunteerism and service-learning opportunities.

Suggested ethical principles to live by . . .

RESPECT AUTONOMY. Individuals have the right to decide how they will live their lives as long as their actions do not interfere with the welfare of others.

DO NO HARM. We all have an obligation to avoid inflicting either physical or psychological harm on others and avoid actions that risk harming others.

BENEFIT OTHERS. There is an obligation to improve or enhance the welfare of others.

BE JUST. To be just in dealing with others assumes equal treatment of all; to afford each individual their due portion, and in general, to observe the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have done unto you."

BE FAITHFUL. One should keep promises, tell the truth, be loyal and maintain respect and civility in human discourse.

--Karen Kitchener (1985)