Sometimes it’s easy to forget the wide range in age and experiences found in our student body.
Some of us have come to North Lake College from four-year schools. For others, North Lake may be their fi rst experience with higher education.
For all of us, it’s important to remember one of the most essential components of college life – the campus community. And the community is a part of life at North Lake that should really stand out.
With the diverse cultures represented within the student body at this college, all the pieces for an incredible experience are in place.
At least, until someone crosses the line.
Like any group environment, a college campus and its community have certain expectations for how students (as well as faculty and staff) should behave. While the college has set out some of those expectations in great detail in its catalog, most of this information can be boiled down to a very basic theme – common courtesy and consideration.
Obviously, we have a substantial number of international students at North Lake who add their own cultural heritage to the campus community. As such, it’s important that we keep in mind that what may be accepted in one culture could likely be considered a grave insult in another.
In other words, don’t just assume that your ideas of what’s appropriate are shared by the community at large.
A piece of advice for those who may not be aware (or for those who need a reminder): It’s usually frowned on to carry on personal conversations in the middle of a country’s national anthem.
That’s particularly true when the anthem is being performed as part of a ceremony honoring those who have served in the nation’s armed forces.