3.5 The Administration of Student Affairs

General responsibility for students, especially all phases of undergraduate student life, is vested in the Division of Student Affairs. The offices shown in the organization chart of the University for the vice president and chief student affairs officer serve as the principal sources of advice and services for all graduate and undergraduate students in their extracurricular and personal affairs. The graduate and professional schools also provide some basic student affairs services on-site. The units within the Division of Student Affairs include the Office of the Dean of Students, the Office of Residence Life, the Office of African American Affairs, University Career Services, Student Health, and WTJU radio.

Responsibility for all University students registered through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies rests with the dean of the school. For students enrolled in off-Grounds degree programs, this responsibility is shared with the department or school issuing the degree. The school's approach to student affairs is in keeping with the University's overall student policies including the Honor System. The school makes appropriate modifications in policies and student services to ensure that they are suitable for part-time adult students studying off-Grounds.

The Newcomb Hall complex and the Central Grounds parking garage comprise the center of student activities at the University. In addition to dining services, the bookstore, and postal and parking services, the complex houses the Student Activities Center, the Kaleidoscope Center for Cultural Fluency, offices for some student organizations and meeting rooms for students and other groups. Some spaces in the building, along with certain other locations around Grounds, may be scheduled ffor extracurricular functions through use of The Source, an on-line scheduling system.