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The mission of the Dean of Students Office
is to serve students as they manage academic, personal, social,
and emotional issues and concerns, represent their legitimate
needs to others, and represent the University's interests to
them.
The
Dean of Students assumes responsibility for the following:
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residential life
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student conduct and conduct boards
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parent relations including newsletters, listserv, web page
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co-facilitation of the Student Success
and Behavioral
Assessment Team
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advising the Association of Student
Representatives
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convening
the Trinity Alcohol Coalition
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coordinating the Class Marshal-Alumni sponsor program
Committees for 2009-2010
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Presidential Search Committee
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Student Success and Behavioral Assessment Team
(co-chair)
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Trinity Alcohol Coalition (chair)
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Joint Statement Review Committee (chair)
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Student Finance Board/ASR Transition Committee
(chair)
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Crisis Management Team
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Sustainability Committee
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Who’s Who
Goals for 2009-2010
1.
Continue the development and implementation of the revised Joint
Statement
2.
Collect retention data
3.
With advisory
committee, review judicial procedures to ensure best practices
4.
Assist ASR in developing new constitution
5.
Initiate San Antonio community blog
6.
With
Trinity Alcohol Coalition, make recommendations related to the
Amethyst Initiative
7.
Visit with culturally related student organizations
8.
Continue to pursue holiday tower lighting project
9.
Seek institutional funding for the Residential Life Senior Banquet
(Twilight at Trinity)
Year Two
Student Affairs Strategic Plan Initiatives
1.
Second annual Dean of Students Half Marathon Challenge
2.
Half Marathon related food drive for the San Antonio Food
Bank
3.
Mentoring and Tutoring projects with Lamar Elementary School
and Mark Twain Middle School
4.
Fireside Chat speaker series on social issues
5. Incorporate
the Social Change Model into the student conduct process and measure
related outcomes
6.
In collaboration with Athletics staff, propose courses on
running and lifetime health and fitness to the Curriculum Council
Upperclass Task Force
• In 2006 a task force of
students, faculty, and staff met to review the on
campus experience of Trinity's upper class students.
The final report
(below) continues to serve as a road map for the Dean of Students and
Residential
Life offices.
Upperclass Task Force report
Upperclass Task Force report- a year later
Upperclass Task
Force Follow-Up Report - Summer 2009
Our office is located in 118 Northrup Hall,
across from the "Learning Tree" sculpture.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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