Welcome to Hillsdale

Class of 2029!

Meet Student Affairs

The Student Affairs team is here to make sure you have a smooth transition into life at Hillsdale. The Dean’s Office, Student Activities, Career Services, Academic Services, and the Health Center all work with your best interest at heart. We want to get to know you and help you suceed! Whether you need help finding a summer internship, learning how to structure your schedule, or need recommendations on a GOAL volunteering program or student club to join, we are here to help!

The Honor Code

We were made to talk with each other, to reason together, to learn from one another. We, therefore, take the enterprise of education, of teaching and learning, as serious business. A liberal arts education is a high thing. At Hillsdale you will sit in small classes, and you and your fellow students will be vital to what takes place in them. Outside of class you will work and eat, train and compete, think and study, laugh and joke, worship and pray together. This common action will occur in an atmosphere of respect, high courtesy, and warm affection each for the other, where all are treated alike. The activity is grounded in what we have in common—our humanity—and it is inseparable from the most important thing you have come here to do.

We are so excited to have you here!

We can’t wait to have you on campus! In the meantime, here are some things you should know before you arrive.

Upperclassman Advice

  • “Education is much more than what happens in the classroom.”

  • “Don't compare your internal to someone else's external”

  • "Let yourself change and grow but stay rooted to your faith and family—remember to call home."

  • "Go to Office Hours!”

  • “The college and all its students and professors are rooting for you to rejoice in the challenge. We all want you to succeed, but your definition of success may drastically change."

  • “Take time to get comfortable on campus. Don't expect to find all your closest friends right away. Stay friendly and open to new experiences and opportunities”

  • "Find a way to serve other people."

  • "Don't overcommit."

  • “Say yes to things!! Group of people going to breakfast together? Join them! Late-night run to Dutch Uncle? Say yes! A surprise birthday party for someone you may not even know yet? Go! Take the opportunities to meet all sorts of different people at the beginning of college.”

  • "Prioritize sleep."

  • “Be willing to respond to new opportunities that present themselves”