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The Vice President for Student Affairs is responsible for the
general welfare of University of Washington students in their extracurricular
lives and activities. These responsibilities include registration, admission,
management of nonacademic services for students, provision of extra classroom
learning opportunities, supervision of the activities of student organizations,
administration of student discipline for infractions of nonacademic University
rules, assistance to students with personal, social, and adjustment problems,
and advice to the President and other University officers in matters of student
interest, attitudes, and opinions.
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The major responsibilities of the Vice President for Student
Affairs are grouped in broad divisions as follows:
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Admissions and Registration
Services
The Office of Admissions and Records
is responsible for the provision of campus support
services that include admission and outreach services,
school and college relations, University catalog
production, curriculum management, Time
Schedule production, registration services, grade collection
and reporting, student database management, graduation review
and diplomas, transcript services, state residence classification,
tuition reciprocity agreements, veterans benefits, and state
and federal enrollment reporting.
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B. |
Financial Aid
The Office
of Student Financial Aid administers a financial aid
program to assist students, provides counseling relative
to student expenses and financial aid opportunities,
and prepares reports and evaluations on the financial
aid program.
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C. |
Student Counseling Center
The
Student Counseling Center offers individual, couple,
and group counseling services to students who need
help resolving issues they encounter while attending
the University.
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D. |
Center for Career Services
The Center for Career
Services offers students and alumni who have received degrees or certificates from the
University assistance in developing effective job-seeking techniques and in finding
suitable employment and planning career objectives.
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E. |
Student Activities and Union Facilities
Two
student unions, the HUB and the South Campus Center, are designed to provide a variety
of social, recreational, cultural, and educational programs and services which
complement the formal University education process. The Student Activities Office is
responsible for providing advising services, training, and related resources for
students and student groups to assist in the planning and coordination of their
events, programs, and activities.
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F. |
Department of Recreational Sports
Programs
The
Department of Recreational Sports Programs provides a
comprehensive program of sports, fitness, and recreation
activities designed to meet student needs and interests
through administration of the sports skills, intramural,
club, and informal recreational programs and management
of a variety of recreation facilities.
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G. |
Student Publications
The Office of Student
Publications administers the financial and business affairs of The Daily of the
University of Washington, the Student Directory, and a freshman directory.
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H. |
Disabled Student Services
Disabled Student
Services provides access to programs for students with disabilities through the provision
of a variety of support services, auxiliary aids, and equipment. The Disabled Student
Services office works with students, faculty, and staff to identify and implement
reasonable accommodations to assist students with documented disabilities in being able
to participate successfully in the University's educational programs. Disabled Student
Services consults with the University's Assistant Provost for Equal Opportunity and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator in carrying out these
functions.
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I. |
International Services Office
Assistance
to international students and international academic
appointees with visa and immigration problems related
to their non-immigrant status and counseling to facilitate
adjustment to the University are available in the
International Services Office.
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Housing and Food Services
The Housing and Food
Services Department provides for the operation of a variety of housing for both single
and married students, and for the operation of all University public food service
facilities. The Department also provides conference services to groups visiting the
University.
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