Pacific Union College president Osborn discusses the importance of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education making and keeping a growing, reciprocal relationship with the communities in which the exist. This article shares a brief history of the role of school in community, along with threats to the relationship. Additional sub-titles include: Jesus as the Center; The Intellectual Life; Adventist Colleges/Universities as Think Tanks; An Adventist World View; A Public Duty.