Student Activities
About the Student Activities Office (SAO)
The Hood College Student Activities Office (SAO) provides programs and services
to support students and enrich their experience at Hood. The office celebrates
the unique talents of all students and creates a vibrant landscape of social,
cultural and intellectual opportunities. Working with our student, faculty and
staff colleagues, the SAO strives to create a dynamic campus community. It works
to generate an environment where programs reflecting the diversity of the College
can flourish. The SAO provides support for successful student involvement in
activities that enhance the classroom experience.
Mission Statement
We strive to uphold and fulfill the guiding principle by which Hood follows:
to prepare its graduates for lives of responsibility, leadership and service
by offering an experience that integrates liberal and professional learning
in a student-centered environment.
Student Organization Forms
Guiding Principles
- Foster and celebrate diversity and inclusiveness while educating students
about issues of multi-culturalism.
- Preserve the College's rich heritage by appreciating old and new traditions.
- Help develop fundamental skills, such as communication, problem-solving,
decision making, critical thinking and leadership.
- Continuously improve programs and opportunities for student involvement
through supporting and blending curricular and co-curricular opportunities.
- Promote a community of respect and affirm the value of each individual
by providing quality customer service for students and the larger community.
- Empower students to become active participants in their education and
the life and governance of the College.
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