Mission Statement

The Office of the Dean of Students assists all students, graduate and undergraduate, from their initial orientation to the College through successful completion of their academic and personal goals. The Dean of Students staff advocates for student needs, acts as liaison between students and academic departments, and provides supports and challenges designed to enhance personal growth, as well as a sense of personal authority and responsibility in each student.

Facilitating and guiding community standards related to student success and leadership, the Dean of Students Office delivers quality new student and transfer student Orientation, academic support services, transfer support services, study skills, personal success programs, judicial affairs, and services for students with disabilities. Reporting to the Dean are the Counseling Center and Career Services, providing a seamless support system for the personal development of each student.

The staff members in the Dean’s Office have made the following pledge:

• To diligently meet our mission to serve all graduate and undergraduate students.
• To be accurate, helpful, collaborative, and professional in our work with colleagues and those we serve.
• To be caring and compassionate in our charge to meet student needs.
• To use our interactions with students to guide them toward healthy maturation and advise them in problem resolution.
• To communicate effectively with all constituents through interpersonal, printed, and electronic means.