Mission Statement
With students at the heart of what we do, the Division of Student Affairs advances Pitzer's mission and core values by providing student-centered support services and an engaging co-curricular program. We are committed to the holistic development of students, challenging them to live with integrity, empowering them to be active participants in their own experience, facilitating opportunities to help find a sense of belonging, build relationships across differences, and become engaged members of a globally responsible and communal society.
Our Commitment to Student Development
We are committed to helping students grow and develop as whole persons. We have adopted living/learning outcomes that we strive to cultivate in each of our students. The skills, values, and knowledge students acquire through our programs are essential to enable them to act effectively in key life areas. In this process, we hope to foster well-being, leadership, and life skills so that they can thrive personally and intellectually at Pitzer and beyond.
The living-learning outcomes we cultivate include:
Leadership and Citizenship
The ability to be interpersonally effective in a way that serves others, advances the common good, and empowers others to take on leadership roles. This involves being able to positively influence and direct groups of people; motivate, manage, and define goals; be empathetic to the needs of others; and demonstrate a commitment to community.
Community and Social Justice
The ability to collaborate with diverse community members to build healthy and just communities. This requires cultural humility and being mindful of how we may have proximity to privilege or power, how global and institutional change starts with local and personal actions, and how to create safe spaces for marginalized people and ideas.
Self-Efficacy
The ability to care for and develop oneself intellectually, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The ability to make positive choices, engage in self-reflection, advocate for oneself, discern appropriate life goals, and pursue them effectively.
Identity and Values
The ability to connect one’s life to a larger context of meaning. The ability to articulate personal beliefs and translate them into ethically consistent life choices.
