6 STUDENT HANDBOOK


 the
 vice president
 for student
 affairs







 administrative
and professional
 personnel


 The various activities of the University are
organized into four areas-Student Affairs, Busi-
ness Affairs, Academic Affairs, and University
Relations and Development. Of direct concern to
the individual student are the offices coordinated
in the area of student affairs.


 The Vice President for Student Affairs serves
as a staff officer, advisory to the President, and is
responsible for the administration of all matters
pertaining to students outside of the formal class-
room and curriculum. He serves as a liaison
between the Office of the President and other uni-
versity offices and professional units as they seek
to help students, and with the self-government
processes of student groups.


 The University provides many offices and
 units whose administrative and professional per-
 sonnel are dedicated to promoting the growth and
 development of the individual student. They also
 work toward providing an academic and cultural
 climate and worthy relationships that contribute
 favorably to the spirit of serious inquiry.
 Many of these units are formalized to function
 within the Student Affairs structure. Others are
 services or units of institutional departments or
 colleges. All are related and designed to help the
 student achieve his individual goals and potential-
 ity and to adapt the institution more nearly to the
 individual needs of the students. Thus it is hoped
 that the University may be kept personal and
 student oriented.
 Personnel in these units observe the concept
 that all sponsored student activities, guided and
 executed within the confines of good taste, can be
 learning experiences which motivate and promote
 new cultural and academic interests, and encour-
 age the development of personal attributes essen-
 tial to successful and enlightened classroom per-
 formance.