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Vice Chancellor Jean Kim presents a $100 Best Buy Gift Card to Dustin DaPonte

Winning entry in the contest to "Name the Daily Open Hour" with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr.

Students at UMass Dartmouth Take Part in a Day of Silence

Students will join in a nationwide youth movement protesting the discrimination and abuse faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and their allies

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Events Calendar

Thomas W. Alfonse, Jr. Memorial Rock/Jazz Concert

May 16 7:00 PM

International Student Commencement Luncheon

May 24 11:00 AM

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Vision

"Working collaboratively with our campus and community partners, the student affairs division empowers and develops its staff and transforms students' potential to accomplish their dreams in a diverse and inclusive learning community"

Mission

As educators, the Division of Student Affairs is dedicated to delivering high quality co-curricular programs and services in an inclusive, total learning environment that supports students' holistic growth, empowerment and acquisition of essential life skills in order to actualize their full potential to be responsible, engaged, and successful citizen leaders in a global environment.

We build a collaborative and diverse learning community that enriches the intellectual, social, cultural, spiritual, emotional & physical wellbeing of our students by promoting academic success, personal growth, leadership development, civility, civic, social and environmental responsibility, student empowerment, holistic well-being, and respect for diversity.

Strategic Goals

1. DOSA is an active partner with Academic Affairs in improving the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students.
2. DOSA is recognized as a community of educators who ensure that co-curricular learning experiences are an integral and essential part of students' university experience.
3. DOSA staff and students are embedded in the activities of the campus, region and the Commonwealth.
4. DOSA is recognized for its excellent diversity programs contributing to the over-all student retention and enrollment of under-represented populations to develop a more diverse student body.
5. DOSA works to ensue that sufficient physical, fiscal, technical and human infrastructures are in place to support co-curricular activities.
6. DOSA is an effective and important part of the university community with high morale.

Core Values

1. Accountability
   Knowing what is asked and expected of you and then doing so, holding people responsible for their actions and outcomes, being outcomes focused, being goal oriented


2. Celebratory
   Injecting humor and levity, connecting with our inner child and creativity, enjoyment or playfulness; Acknowledging accomplishments, Recognizing staff’s contributions and years of service consistently


3. Collaboration
   Working across organizational boundaries towards achieving desired outcomes; Being inclusive, trusting that others are just as responsible; Working for the good of the whole and utilizing the strengths of each member; Cooperation between those who are working together on a task


4. Community
   Fostering a sense of shared responsibility and belonging to our buildings, environment, organizations, and on & off campus community; Engaging students to be involved or having ownership of programming and extra curricular activities


5. Diversity
   Advocating for social justice issues and inclusiveness; Accepting, respecting & valuing social diversity among people; Being open minded and welcoming to all diverse people and ideas


6. Empowerment
   Giving power or authority to self or other people; Taking the initiative; Authorizing, enabling or permitting


7. Excellence
   Striving to do our best work in all that we do, excelling; Being focused on achieving plans developed, having determination; Thinking outside the box, originality of thought or expression


8. Integrity
   Acting consistently with one’s values, matching words with deeds; being guided by professional set of ethics, adhering to moral and ethical principles; Freedom from deceit or fraud


9. Safety
   Being free from the occurrence of risk of injury, danger, or loss; creating a sense of safety & comfort level; Being able to admit failure or mistakes without negative repercussions


10. Student-Centered
    Being focused on improving the students’ experience on campus; Developing programs and decisions that takes into account the needs & perspectives of our students; Thinking of impact on students and choosing options that would optimize positive results for students; Being personable and customer centered; Initiating interaction with others in a positive manor