The department support and promotes initiatives designed to meet the spiritual, intellectual and social needs of Adventist students on public campuses in the union. The department endeavours to: Strengthen the faith commitment of students to Seventh-day Adventist beliefs and mission, Prepare students to deal with intellectual challenges that arise in a secular environment, Develop the leadership abilities of students, and Provide students with opportunities for Christian fellowship and to train students for outreach, service and witness on the campus, in the community and in the world at large.