Office of Student Affairs Special Programs
Student Affairs Community Involvement Initiative
Shaw University has experienced what we,
in Student Affairs, would like to call a progression of excellence. This is illustrated in the progression of our
presidential visions for the University.
First, with Strides to Excellence,
Why Not the Best? we promoted excellence in our students, faculty and
staff. We purposed in our goals and
objectives to always strive for excellence.
With Strides to Excellence, Only
the Best, we moved beyond the attempt and embraced the vision that
excellence was the only thing we would accept.
In making that acclamation, an inevitable transformation came with the
vision to Celebrate Excellence. We have promoted excellence, we have
accepted excellence as the only avenue for Shaw University, and we are
celebrating our choice of excellence by moving to the vision of Imagining More. Now we have embraced the
consummate vision, Shaping
the "Knowledge Revolution" by producing some of the most sought after
"Power Learners" in the world. We can only imagine what more we can do in
and give to our community as a result of the excellence that we sustain on
campus. Student Affairs endeavors to
promote this vision by stepping out beyond our walls and into the community at
large.
Research has
revealed that Shaw University, located at the heart of downtown Raleigh, North
Carolina, the state capital, is in position to promote extensive and mutually
beneficial town and gown initiatives
and partnerships. The university
currently participates in programs such as Student Volunteerism, Community
Service, Applied Research and a few health based partnerships. These programs are in various academic,
student, and student affairs units of the University. Shaw University endeavors to do more in the
community and build stronger partnerships with businesses and organizations
within the community. In the Student
Affairs area, partnerships with selected communities will be fostered to
resolve social issues that affect the selected community. Student organizations will partner with
organizations in the community that share the same interests to affect change
in these areas and student leaders will volunteer with city government to
provide a student prospective on living, working, and spending in the
city.
The partnerships and
collaborations between Student Affairs units and the community will strengthen
the relationship between Shaw University and the City of Raleigh. These relationships will be beneficial to
both town and gown. We endeavor to
promote community respect within our students for the communities adjacent to
our campus. Loud music will be kept at a
minimum, trash will be cleaned up surrounding the campus and the neighborhood,
and we will sponsor an annual meet and greet for the neighbors, students,
staff, administration and faculty – SACII (pronounced Sassy) -
"Town and gown working together to
build a better Raleigh Community".