Student Living represents a model of governance within BYU-Idaho approved student housing intended to assist students in their apartments to develop and live patterns of gospel-centered lives, and to support them in their efforts to become stronger disciples of Jesus Christ. Additionally, Student Living teaches, encourages, and inspires students to take more responsibility for themselves and for roommates and neighbors in the apartment complex.   

The Student Living model serves to "raise the bar" for BYU-Idaho students and is based on the expectation that "men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness" (D&C 58: 27). This expectation is built on trust. Students will be trusted and expected to uphold the standards of the University and live within Housing guidelines. Students will be treated like adults and disciple-leaders that have made promises to the Lord and value their integrity. In this way, personal and collective accountability will be heightened and obedience strengthened.

Student Living sets the stage for a new culture to emerge within apartment life--a culture based on principles of love, responsibility, and respect. Outside the home, the apartment represents the most natural and effective place for students to learn and apply these principles. In the course of learning and applying the principles of Student Living, students will develop qualities, form habits, acquire skills, and establish patterns that will strengthen relationships with roommates and engender a spirit of unity, compassion, forgiveness, and love in the apartment--all of which will serve to bless future homes and families, and prepare students for service in the church, community, and workplace.

Through a deliberate and coordinated effort among the University, campus stakes and wards, and apartment managers, the aforementioned principles are taught and reinforced to the student body. Student Living calls on all individuals at or affiliated with BYU-Idaho, especially those who interact closely with students, to live and teach the principles that will contribute to a more Christ-like culture of student and apartment life.