Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Student Life
Strategic Plan

Mission Statement | Departmental Highlights | Departmental Challenges | Departmental Goals

MISSION STATEMENT

The Dean of Student Life departments educate students and the larger SMU community by providing purposeful opportunities for learning, personal growth, clarifying values and developing skills that promote responsible citizenship.

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2010-11 DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Dean of Student Life proposed and developed the Informal Resolution process, which was implemented by the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. The Dean also met with a record number of students partly due to the increase in Caring Community Connections (CCC) submissions by faculty and staff. The office received 331 CCCs during the 2010-2011 academic year as opposed to 262 from 2009-2010, a 26% increase in submissions.

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DEPARTMENTAL CHALLENGES

Meeting the needs of the increase in CCCs was a challenge for the office. Over the summer of 2011, an Associate Director was hired to assist in these efforts.

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DEPARTMENTAL GOALS

Student Success

  • Advised Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees. Met regularly with Student Trustee to plan meetings and activities, particularly Dining with Decision Makers in the spring of 2011. Made several changes to student trustee recruitment and application process including holding campus-wide information meetings for the first time

Student Learning

  • Continued to meet with members of fraternities, sororities, and other campus groups and share information about how best to respond to friends and group members who are experiencing personal difficulty, dealing with addiction or generally need support. Discuss when and how to refer to campus resources.

Exemplary Division of Student Affairs

  • Developed the Informal Resolution program for the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
  • Continue to provide a high level of support, referral and follow-up for students who come through the CCC database and through student groups.

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