Participate in your new University life with an open mind, a positive attitude, and an accepting spirit.

COURTESY: "Treat others as you would like to be treated" is a universal motto. Please be courteous in your thoughts, words, and deeds to all people with whom you come in contact, regardless of the differences that we all have.

RESPONSIBILITY: New students generally have one pressing question: "Will I fit in?" University students are successful at "fitting in" when they take the responsibility to identify their academic, personal, and social needs and interests, and apply them to their ESU experience. Students should extend themselves to make connections with others rather than waiting for others to connect with them. This may feel uncomfortable at first, however, ESU is a friendly campus with a wealth of faculty, staff, and student members that are happy to engage with new students and welcome them into the campus community. If any questions arise, don't hesitate to ask...if you do not know where to turn, turn to the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs, 119 Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall.

HONOR: As in any community, ESU has rules that provide order and safety for its members.

Members of the ESU community earn honor by:

• Obeying the rules
• Adhering to the requirements
• Following the directions of faculty, staff, and student leaders who seek to guide them

Begin your ESU experience with honor by upholding a positive Code of Conduct.

RESPECT: Respect toward persons and property within and beyond the ESU community is expected.

• Regarding classes and programs...arrive on time, turn off cell phones, listen when others are speaking
• Participate appropriately when the situation warrants input
• Behave in a civil manner with regard to others' differences
• Remain in classes and programs until they are completed
• Be considerate of the university's physical facilities
• Be a good neighbor by respecting off-campus people and property