The mission of Student Affairs and Services is to enroll students with diverse backgrounds and abilities and to assist them to reach their full potential. The Division works in partnership with faculty, staff, and the surrounding community to enhance student learning inside and outside the classroom. Together we place students’ needs first while making UC a more caring and just community.

We affirm these University values:

The division includes the following units:

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Enrollment Management includes University offices primarily concerned with providing services for the recruitment and retention of students and working to coordinate these activities in the academic colleges and departments. Enrollment Management offices work together to provide seamless services to students for academic support, admissions, financial aid, orientation, registration, research and assessment, student records, and OneStop services. Caroline Miller, Senior Associate Vice President, 350 University Pavilion, 556-3379

OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OMBUDS
The Ombuds and staff respond to the concerns of the university students, faculty and staff. We are a confidential, neutral and independent office. We investigate complaints, refer problems to other university offices, and help to resolve disputes informally. We also offer mediation services and conflict resolution training. Lillian Santa-Maria, University Ombuds, 607 Swift Hall, 556-5956

STUDENT LIFE
The Student Life Department creates opportunities that promote student learning and development through an integrated approach that includes both curricular and co-curricular experiences. Student advocacy is the primary focus of the Student Life Department as it strives to identify and respond to the educational, developmental and service needs of all students. Frank H. Bowen Jr., Associate Vice President, 745 Steger Student Life Center 556-5250

STUDENT SERVICES
Learning is an integrated concept that occurs in academic and a variety of diverse settings. Our major responsibilities to students are to:

• Identify and respond to their educational, developmental, and career needs
• Provide them with the attitudes and skills that lead to success in and outside the classroom
• Encourage self-awareness and individual exploration and personal responsibility
• Promote diversity, civility, and civic involvement
• Promote purposeful and healthy interpersonal relationships; and
• Promote values that enhance character development.

The offices in the Department of Student Services include Academic Excellence and Support Services, the Career Development Center, Center for Community Engagement, the Counseling Center, and Testing Services. Thomas D. Hadley, Associate Vice President, 600 University Pavilion 556-3502