SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION
Headed by the vice-chancellor for student affairs, North Carolina State University's Division of
Student Affairs is the organization at NCSU that is responsible for all student services except
academic counseling, intramural sports, new-student orientation, and the African-American Cultural
Center [5.5.1.3].
Figure 10.1
Percent of undergraduates who were negative (very dissatisfied or dissatisfied)
Student Affairs has an organizational status commensurate with other major administrative units on
campus, an annual budget of over $37 million, and a staff of 316 [5.5.1.5]. The policies and
procedures for each function of student affairs have been determined and are located in the
administrative offices for that function.
Figure 10.2
Percent of undergraduates rating the service who were negative (very dissatisfied or
dissatisfied)
Figure 10.3
Percent of graduate students rating the service who were negative (very dissatisfied or
dissatisfied
Table 10.1 shows the distribution of Student Affairs employees into the twenty activities supervised by the division. Job descriptions for all staff employees are on file within each department and contain the academic preparation required for each position. Only those meeting the specific qualifications are considered for these positions. A study made in fall 1991 showed that 89 percent of the EPA staff held college degrees, including eleven with Ph.D.s and fifty-two with master's degrees in appropriate fields [5.5.1.5; 5.5.1.6].
Table 10.2 shows the frequency of college-degree types in fall 1991, when the most recent compilation of this data was prepared.
Each year, the Division of Student Affairs submits an annual report and an annual plan to the provost. The annual plan, due in March of each year, contains goals for the year and long-term goals for the next five years. Every year these goals are reviewed and evaluated and new goals for the future are prepared. This is the primary mechanism for continuous improvement of student services (see self-study library for a copy of the annual plan for Student Affairs) [5.5.1.6].
According to the annual plan, the mission of the Division of Student Affairs is:
- To facilitate the total educational growth and development of NCSU students. This part of our mission complements the intellectual development facilitated by academic departments and includes personal, social, physical, cultural, spiritual, and leadership development. EPA staff in the division are teachers and educators even though they may not be in the formal "academic-credit" classroom.
- To provide services that support NCSU students in the completion of their degrees or educational objectives. These services include housing, dining, financial aid, registration and records, health care, counseling, job placement, and specialized services for international and disabled students.
- To promote an ethical campus community in which diversity based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, disability, and religion is encouraged and supported and in which discrimination and harassment based on these factors is eliminated.
- To provide support for ROTC programs, which select, train, and commission officers for the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
- To administer selective federally funded programs for middle- and high-school students located in the geographic region of the University (Upward Bound and Talent Search) [5.5.1.1].
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