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The third principle in Christian liberty deals with Paul’s admonition in I Corinthians 10:31-32: “Do not cause anyone to stumble,” illustrating how our actions affect fellow believers; therefore, we are commanded to be aware of others and avoid anything that might tempt them or tear down the body of Christ.
Therefore, we ask that the principles in I Corinthians regarding Christian liberty be upheld and applied by all members of the Providence community.
CIVIL LAWS
In obedience to God and respect for the authorities that he has placed over us, it is understood that our college community will abide by city, county, state, and national laws. It is also our responsibility to know and understand the civil laws under which we live. Copies of these laws can be found online.
Resident Life
FOUNDATIONAL STATEMENT
One of the distinctives of Providence Christian College is the focus on residential, liberal arts education. The Resident Life team including, but not limited to, Community Directors (CD) and Resident Assistants (RA), builds and implements the Resident Life program in a way that glorifies God and serves the community. Res Life works primarily as educators, spiritual counselors, and community builders. As educators, Resident Life staff aims to connect with faculty for the sake of student success and to encourage critical thinking outside as well as inside the classroom. As spiritual counselors, they approach individuals and the community in an intentional way for the sake of assessing where they are at socially and spiritually to encourage personal and community growth. As community builders, Resident Life staff attempts to create a peaceful living environment and a community in which students are encouraged to explore and implement their Christian faith in relationship to each other and the world.
HOUSING
Believing that much of the best learning takes place through dialogue, Providence is dedicated to fostering holistic and organic conversation among students, faculty, and staff, in and out of the classroom. With the goal of creating and nurturing a covenantal, residential learning community, all students are ordinarily required to live on campus if they are unmarried and are not 21 years of age by the first day of fall semester classes. Those students under 21 years old and desiring to live off campus (not with a parent/guardian) must submit the Housing Policy Waiver Application to the department of student life.
Providence students typically reside in the Aylward House or Townsend dorm rooms on campus. A limited number of on campus apartments are available to students as well upon request. Housing for new students is reserved through the enrollment deposit payment. Returning students reserve housing through the housing deposit submitted along with their housing requests in the spring semester. All students must maintain a housing security deposit with the business office throughout their time at Providence as well (see the “Costs and Payment Procedures” for more information). This deposit is refunded during the summer after all room damages, library fines, and other account balances with the College have been paid.
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