The Office of Student Involvement is responsible for programming and initiatives related to intercultural student life, leadership development, outdoor programs, student activities, and student organizations.

Mission

The mission of the Office of Student Involvement is to support the College’s mission and provide students with opportunities to better understand, lead, and successfully live within an increasingly diverse and complex world. To this end, we work with our student colleagues to develop and implement a variety of engaging, fun, and reflective learning experiences through campus events, student organizations, and personal development opportunities.

Goals

We aim to accomplish this through the following goals:

• Provide opportunities for creative expression, social interaction, and active participation.
• Incorporate student voices into the work we do.
• Encourage students to engage in co-curricular opportunities to enhance learning, growth, and development.
• Use evidence based practices to guide the work we do.
• Engage in regular evaluation and continual assessment to ensure appropriate program evolution and improvement to best meet student needs.

Fundamental Values

These are the fundamental values our professional and student staff understand, cherish, and strive towards on a daily basis in our work within the K community.

1. Be solution(s) oriented
2. Be good stewards of K resources
3. Dream big and work effectively to make dreams a reality
4. Engage in continuous improvement
5. Assess, evaluate, & reflect
6. Think diversely always, in all ways
7. Be clear, complete, compassionate, & effective in all forms of communication

Staff