Campus Life Domain
We seek to serve students through providing resources to help them navigate College life and at the same time facilitate holistic growth.??
The Campus Life Domain welcomes you to the family of Singapore Bible College.
We exist :
To create an optimal environment and maximal learning opportunities for the student to experience institutional decision-making and develop leadership skills through serving in the Student Council, fellowship groups and service committees.
To assist and advise international students as they adjust to a new culture.
To maintain a level of discipline which ensures biblical standards are being upheld and that the students develop in integrity and Christlikeness.
The Campus Life Domain Team
Vice Principal, Campus Life Domain
Students Affairs Dept Staff
Community Life Dept Staff
Our Service
Two areas of responsibilities help to achieve the mission of Campus Life Domain:
- Student Affairs
- Community Life
Campus Life
Campus Life consists of six aspects:
1. New Student Arrival and Orientation
Organizes new student orientation to align them to the mission and fundamentals of SBC and prepare them to be holistically trained in the formal, non-formal and informal dimensions.
Provides information and advice to help students anticipate and appreciate the multi-cultural setting of SBC where diversity is encouraged and thus learn to respect differences, take responsibility for their actions and exercise love and initiative.
2. Student Housing
Assists international students who are single and those married without children with on-campus housing and suggests off-campus housing options for international students who come with family and small children.
3. Dormitory Life
Facilitates personal growth spiritually, socially, emotionally, and culturally
in the dormitory through:
- Encouraging participation in spiritual disciplines, social activities and talks relevant to student life.
- Formulating and enforcing policies related to students dormitory living with reference to the Student Handbook so as to foster a Christian standard of conduct in the dormitories.
- Providing pastoral care in the dormitory to promote an enjoyable and meaningful dormitory stay.
4. Financial Advising
Provides financial advice to students who encounter unforeseen circumstances during studies.
5. International Students
1) INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICE
The International Student Service serves the students in two areas:
- Cultural Adjustment
Advises and assists international students in their adjustment to the new culture and campus diversity. - Hospitalisation and Accident Insurance
All international students are required to participate in the Group Hospital & Surgical Insurance. This requirement applies also to any member of their family who remains with them during the students’ stay in Singapore. SFO assists international students in the purchase of Hospitalisation and Accident Insurance and claimant if any.
2) INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WIVES FELLOWSHIPS
Organizes an English and a Mandarin speaking fellowship group for the wives of international students:
- To foster mutual support and friendship between international families
and couples at SBC - To prepare and equip wives to be competent servants alongside their
husbands in ministry - To provide pastoral care and mentorship for the wives of seminarians
3) DIFFERENT NATION FELLOWSHIPS
Ensures that each international student is cared for by a community of his or her country of origin and to foster community life, fellowship and smooth cultural adjustment to their new environment through:
- Organizing orientation events for different international students
- Facilitating get-together fellowship to pray with one another and also to learn more about what God is doing among their own people
- Encouraging different ways to connect as a community
6. Community Life
Encourage vibrant community life for faculty, staff and students (online and on-site) that contribute to a sense of belonging and engagement in campus.
Student Council
The Student Council functions as a bridge between the College and the student body, serving as a channel for communication and feedback between the College and the student body and working with the College leadership to fulfill SBC¡¯s mission and fundamentals.
The various Student Council positions are :
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Secretary cum Events Planning
- Treasurer
- Blessing Bazaar Committee
- Community Building Committee
- Dormitory Life Committee
- Food Committee
