Purpose

As a Catholic liberal arts collge, Christendom's essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. Toward this end, the academic and other programs at the College work in conjunction. The chief goal of the academic program is to form intellectual virtues in the students. The activities, events, community and spiritual life on campus also foster the cultivation of wisdom, helping students to form the moral virtues, the habits of Christian living, which will enable them to order properly the goods and things of the body and the higher goods and things of the soul.

These moral habits, as traditionally understood, make possible the speculative life; without them, a person is incapable of true contemplation, for contemplation is a matter not only of the mind, but also of the will, of the heart, of the whole man. Man is called not only to know the truth, but to love it, and to make it the formative principle of his life. Encouraging these habits is the responsibility of the College as a whole.

Rules and Regulations on campus

Christendom's rules and regulations governing student life are intended to help students stay on the narrow road and not get caught up in immoral activity. Below are a sampling of them.

• No alcohol on campus, except for officially sponsored events, and even then, students 21 years or older are limited in what they can drink.
• A professional dress code for class, Mass, and lunch.
• A modesty dress code at all times
• No TVs or internet in the dormitories. Students may have computers in their rooms, there is simply no internet access available to them in the dorms.
• No intervisitation between the men's and women's dorms
• Curfew for freshmen and sophomore students who are under 21
• No R-rated movies allowed on campus.

Dean of Student Life: Mr. Joe Wurtz 800.877.5456 ext. 1271 (jwurtz@christendom.edu)

Associate Dean of Student Life: Miss Tambi Spitz 800.877.5456 ext. 1370 (tspitz@christendom.edu)