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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.

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.