OUR MISSION

Student Development Programs is located in the Kanbar Campus Center, suite 311 and houses the First Year Experience Program and the offices of Community Service Learning and Spiritual Development. 

Collectively, our programs and services support the mission of Philadelphia University and promote and engage students’ thoughtful and creative contributions by:

1. coordinating students’ transition to the institution and ensuring the highest quality first-year experience possible,
2. creating linkages between the curriculum and co-curriculum,
3. focusing on student leadership development,
4. promoting citizenship through community service initiatives,
5. exploring ones sense of purpose and meaning through spiritual development, and
6. deepening students’ sense of awareness of self, others and the wider world through intercultural exchanges.