The Think Space
A collaborative hub where students, faculty, staff and community partners co-design community-engaged projects and initiatives.
In February 2022, Berry College opened the Good Neighbor Center, a campus space designed to foster reflection, relationship and responsibility through the lens of Good Neighbor Culture.
The center fosters environments where students, staff, and faculty can engage meaningfully across differences, build community and contribute to service both locally and globally.
Two Distinct Spaces:
The Gathering Space
A welcoming area that hosts events, workshops and classes and is open to students when not in use.
Together, these spaces offer a physical model for how we build a campus rooted in trust, belonging and shared purpose.
Community Norms
The Good Neighbor Center also serves as a living example of how we strive to value, treat and serve one another across campus. When visiting the Center, we ask all members of our community to uphold the following norms:
- We commit to learning from one another. We listen with openness, not with assumptions.
- We assume good intentions but recognize impact and respond to harm with care.
- We debate ideas, not people.
- We engage tension with humility and kindness toward others and toward ourselves.
- We step up and step back, balancing our voices with awareness and intention.
- We respect others’ points of view, even when we disagree.
- We prioritize confidentiality: share the lesson, hold the identity.
- We are charitable listeners. Everyone has something to teach us.
- We speak from our own experience, values and perspectives.
These norms reflect our commitment to living the values of Good Neighbor Culture in action.