Be a Good Neighbor

ASU’s Be A Good Neighbor Program serves as a connection between Arizona State University and surrounding apartment communities and aims these communities to involve and connect them to campus.

Program Introduction

The Community Liaison Program provides a network of students residing in off-campus apartment communities who serve as liaisons between the University and its off-campus student population. These students act as a resource for off-campus students in the community in which they reside, by providing information about University department services and programs, assisting with problem solving efforts to enhance a positive environment, educating students with regard to their rights and responsibilities and coordinating programs for students in designated off-campus apartment communities. This program supports the mission of the Center for Off-Campus & Student Services (OCCSS) through outreach and education in off-campus apartment communities, civic responsibility among students is supported and promoted, positive relationships are forged between ASU off-campus students and surrounding communities, while providing for the needs of our off-campus students: academic achievement, retention and graduation.

Program Goals

  • Introduce and enhance a sense of community and civic responsibility in the off-campus student population to improve interactions with local residents living within or in close proximity to student apartment communities.
  • Provide an educational forum to enhance students’ knowledge on local codes, rental leases and university policies and expectations (housing code violations, noise violations, fire code violations, city ordinances, and state laws).
  • Reduce neighborhood problems that may be related to aspects of the physical environment (trash in yards, broken windows, disabled vehicles, etc).
  • Increase the distribution of relevant university information to students living off-campus.
  • Promote programs sponsored by OCCSS.
  • Provide informational resources and referrals for students living in participating off-campus apartment communities.
  • Communicate off-campus student concerns to university administration through OCCSS.
  • Provide educational programming to students regarding issues of alcohol and other substance use/abuse, health and wellness, intimate relationships and sexual assault in collaboration with Wellness & Health Promotion.
  • Coordinate social programming (cook outs, games/contests and outings) for students in participating apartment communities.

If you are interested in participating in the ASU Be a Good Neighbor Program, please contact

Stephanie Salazar at:
Arizona State University
The Center for Off-Campus & Commuter
Student Services
915 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281
480.727.0656
stephanie.salazar@asu.edu