Departments and Services
Our range of programs and services includes New Student Orientation, Parent Services, Residential Life, physical and mental wellness, career development and internships, recreational sports, religious affairs, multicultural student programs, veterans’ services, judicial matters, student activities, the residential first year experience, student government, and early education and care.
Together, these programs and partnerships bring the campus together as a total learning community and create a positive learning environment where you can develop an array of core competency skills including: leadership, self management, time management, planning and organizing, team building, effective communication, critical analysis and creative problem solving. These skills will support you to have an active and fulfilling collegiate career and prepare you to take a leadership role in your community and the world.
*Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life
Jean Kim, Vice Chancellor
(413) 545-2300
Assessment
Marcy Roe Clark, Director
(413) 545-3359
Career Services
Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH)
Center for Early Childhood Education and Care (CEEC)
Center for Education Policy & Advocacy
Center for Health Promotion (CHP)
Center for Multicultural Advancement & Student Success (CMASS)
Center for Student Business
Center for Student Development
Dean of Students Office
Everywoman's Center
New Students Orientation
Off Campus Student Services
Thea Costine
413 577 1005
Office of Family Resources
Office of Fraternities and Sororities
Office of Parent Services
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Residential Life
Residential Life - Student Services
Student Bridges
Student Government Association (SGA)
Student Legal Services Office
Student Union Art Gallery
Student Union Craft Center
The Stonewall Center
University Programming Council (UPC)
Lloyd Henley
UVC-TV 19
Veterans Services
WMUA Radio Station
Student Affairs
Early higher education in the United States was based on the Oxbridge model of education. Most early institutions were residential colleges where the tutors lived in the halls with the students. These tutors were the precursor to student affairs professionals in the United States.
The profession of Student Affairs came out of the first Dean of Men, created at Harvard University in 1870. LeBaron Russell Briggs was appointed as Dean of Men in charge of academic advising as well as disciplinary duties. This appointment moved the day-to-day administration of student issues away from the president and placed it with an individual. In 1892, Alice Freeman Palmer at the University of Chicago became the first Dean of Women.
Today, every residential college and university has a division of Student Affairs. Most student affairs professionals have Masters degrees in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs Administration, or other relevant discipline (e.g.: Human Resource Management, Organizational Psychology, Public Administration, etc.). Senior student affairs officers almost always have either a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life (SACL)
We are a nationally recognized team of student affairs educators dedicated to excellence, innovation, and social justice. Our mission is to facilitate student learning and development to maximize academic and personal success. Our division is committed to creating an inclusive environment that fully engages students with the collegiate experience. Our essential services and programs promote intellectual, physical, and emotional well-being and support students as they transform their potential to match their highest aspirations.
Student Affairs and Campus Life Staff (2010)