The student affairs staff at SSI work with Hampshire College to maintain and promote a safe, socially active, and aware community. Through educational outreach and programs, they focus on and actively promote diversity, service, and leadership. Student affairs serves as a complement and partner to the experimenting and innovative academic program. The staff within student affairs strive to educate in innovative forms, creating ideas and living environments that encourage the development of relationships, community, and intellectual and experiential discovery beyond the classroom.