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A Community of Difference
A Commitment to a Principle of Honor

 

            Students of Occidental College strive for high standards of excellence, equity, community and service. This endeavor requires an environment in which each individual is able to flourish. Since the Occidental student body is diverse and passionate, maintaining this community is a process that is as constant as it is challenging. 

            The Occidental Community is a community of difference. Divergent opinions and beliefs are not simply necessary to the Community – they constitute it. As students, we confront the possibility of disagreement and opposition in each day’s activities. This can be a trying and difficult endeavor. Oxy students are united in our agreement that we are enriched by these engagements. We assert that constructive conflict leads to intellectual, personal, and social fulfillment. Therefore, protecting the variety of our discourse is a matter of collective concern.

            This principle of honor stems from a common agreement to adhere to standards of engagement that preserve the graciousness of our exchange. This requires that we engage one another honestly, but with responsibility and with respect. We, the students of Occidental College, define our community standards and agree to advance this principle. These standards are neither static nor imposed on us; rather, they are determined by us. It follows that we continuously defend, implement, and revise this principle ourselves. We mutually recognize that our principle of honor serves to preserve the passion and difference that is the Occidental Community.

            As a member of the Occidental Student Body, I acknowledge and commit to this agreement.

 

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definitions

A Community of Difference: A place where variety is present.

 

Constructive: working towards one’s own development.  

 

Disagree: Two individuals holding varied opinions. 

 

Discourse:  A conversation. 

 

Diverse:  Different or varied

 

Engagement: All acts occurring in relation to another .

 

Graciousness: to be open to the possibility of future engagement.

 

Honestly: To not lead astray from one’s own truth, principles and feelings.  To genuinely and sincerely engage.

 

Protecting the Variety: Maintenance of the possibility of difference

 

Respect: Acknowledging another individuals ability to create meaning. 

 

Responsibility: being accountable and liable for ones actions, and its consequences.  It also means being answerable, allowing others to respond to you.

 

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