Pres House Apartment Values

Everyone is welcome at the Pres House Apartments! We extend hospitality to all. You can be of any background and do not need to be Presbyterian or even religious to live with us. All residents are invited to participate on a voluntary basis in the programs and activities offered. 

The following are the values that are the foundation for the community at the Pres House Apartments:

Values of the Residential Community

Academic Success

• The primary purpose for being at the university is to focus on learning.

Personal Responsibility

• We strive to create an environment that develops our ability to take responsibility for the decisions we make and the things we do.
• We respect one another and make decisions based not only on what is good for ourselves, but for the community and our roommates.
• We desire to develop healthy lifestyle choices.
• We discourage actions that create undue distress in the household.

Community

• We celebrate old friends and welcome strangers, for strangers may become as friends to us.
• We treat one another as members of one household regardless of beliefs, ethnicity, or gender.
• We celebrate diversity.
• We respect privacy, but discourage isolated living.

Spiritual Exploration

• We encourage personal spiritual exploration.
• We desire spiritual exploration in the context of the community.
• We acknowledge that spiritual exploration is a life-long journey.
• We respect each other’s choices when it comes to faith issues.