The Campus/Community Relationship

YOUR ROLE IN IMPROVING MONMOUTH'S RELATIONSHIP

WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Every year the majority of the Monmouth University students who live off campus wind up being good tenants, good citizens, and good neighbors. For these students, semesters come and go without an incident or complaint from their neighbors or the local community. Despite this track record, there is always a small group of student rentals that stands out because of the disruption they cause off campus.

Now that you are living off campus, we ask that you consider how your lifestyle may be having a positive or negative impact on your community. Are you taking the steps that will help you fit into your neighborhood and establish a positive relationship with your neighbors? Or are you creating an environment which is putting you at odds with your neighbors?

IMPACT ON MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY

It’s safe to say that whenever a student rental negatively effects the quality of life within a community, it makes it increasingly difficult for Monmouth to enhance the relationship it has with our neighbors and to advance the mission of the University.

Have you ever heard the adage “bad news sells newspapers?” If so, then you’ll understand how negative articles about student rentals can make it increasingly difficult for Monmouth to change the perception people have about our students.

With all of the good things that come from Monmouth students every semester, it only takes one incident or negative article to perpetuate the belief that our students don’t care about the community. While that may not be true, we hope you will make time to establish a good relationship with your neighbors and the local community while you are living off campus this year.

It will be nice if your neighbors can look back on the school year and remember all of the positive things that Monmouth students accomplished, instead of feeling frustrated because of the problems that existed.