Center for Student Engagement

The Center for Student Engagement takes a student-centered approach to foster lifelong learners and leaders through:  

• Collaborating with students, campus partners, and the New Paltz community, 
• Innovative trainings, programs, and activities that are both educational and entertaining, and  
• The cultivation of an inclusive environment enriches the student experience. 

Center for Student Engagement Vision

The Center for Student Engagement strives to provide an environment for students to develop holistically. 

Center for Student Engagement Values

Transparent 

• We value our ability to provide the necessary information and explanation for others to receive a better understanding.
• We value our ability to provide opportunities for all who occupy our space bravely through inquiry. 

All-Embracing

• We value the welcoming and affirming space we intentionally create for all campus partners through events, programs, activities, and other connections.
• We respect and celebrate the varying identities our students have and the varying skill sets our students possess. 

Student-Centered 

• We value our partnerships that provide a systems approach to support our students; making decisions with students at the forefront and understanding the effects of these decisions.
• We adapt our resources by inviting feedback from the student population. 

Growth Mindset 

• We value the ability to evaluate what was and look to improve as trends change to meet the needs of our students.
• We respect traditions yet will continuously look at what can be done by pushing boundaries. 

Authentic 

• We value having an environment where we can show up as our whole selves and allowing others to do the same.
• We commit to work on ourselves as leaders who are goal-oriented and self-aware