Abstract: The social behavior characteristics of a civilian university are mainly seen in its value orientation to face the civilians and its tenet to serve them.Civilian is a historical paradigm with different specific connotations in different times.Facing the civilians is in accordance with facing the grass roots.Overcoming the problems in realizing a civilian university requires sticking to a socialism education orientation,consciously maintaining and promoting the justice and fair in higher education,actively collecting education fund,and actually enhancing education quality.

Key words: civilian university, facing, basis, approach