Office of Residential Life
Residential Life Overview
Mission Statement for the Office of Campus and Residential Life
The Office of Campus and Residential Life seeks to advance the academic mission of Denison University by providing programs and services to the campus community that encourage intellectual curiosity, challenge personal values, celebrate individual differences and promote civic responsibility. - July 1998
Value Statements for the Office of Campus and Residential Life
- The inherent worth of individuals is respected; students and staff will treat each other with dignity and respect.
- Equity is a core value of the Office of Campus & Residential Life; students and staff will interact with others in a manner that is fair and just.
- Integrity is essential to establishing trust across the community; students and staff will be models of engaged citizenship which calls others to be personally accountable for their actions.
- Communication is marked by the values espoused by the institutional and divisional missions; students and staff will be clear, appropriate, and direct in their interactions with others.
- Individual growth, development, and learning are fundamental; students and staff will create a welcoming, safe environment that is conducive to the educational mission of Denison University.
- Personal wellness is an inherent right of all individuals; students and staff will respect the emotional, spiritual, mental, academic, and physical wellbeing of self and others.
- Meaningful leisure activities are a fundamental aspect of learning; students and staff will be encouraged to seek opportunities for recreation and fun.
Campus and Residential Life Staff
There are roughly ninety staff members who work within the Office of Campus and Residential Life. These individuals are charged with assisting students to create strong communities that foster learning and thus complement that academic mission of the university. This staff is comprised of the following:
- Resident Assistants: live on each residence hall floor and are available to answer questions, respond to crisis situations, plan activities with residents and uphold university policies. Their goal is to build a positive and cohesive floor community.
- Head Residents: administer the residence hall; develop and participate in hall activities; and supervise the RA staff in that building. HRs work directly with the Assistant Directors on administrative, managerial and community development tasks.
- Assistant Directors: are full-time professional administrators who live on campus and have responsibility for the coordinator of programs and services for the particular cluster of residence halls or area of campus. The Assistant Directors also serve as supervisors for residence hall staff and act as principle liaisons between the residential life office and the residence hall staff.
- Administrative Assistants: provide administrative assistance to the Assistant Directors and manage daily operations of residential life area service centers.
- Housing Coordinator: shares responsibility with the Director of Housing and Residential Life in managing the housing program. This includes making room assignments, processing room changes, developing policies and managing the housing lottery system.
- Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Housing and Residential Life: is responsible for the entire Housing and Residential Life program. This includes program and policy development, as well as the selection, training and development of professional and student residential life staff.
- Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Community Rights and Standards: is responsible for the implementation of the judicial process. This includes program and policy development as well as selection, training and development of judicial council and appeals board.
- Dean of Students: is responsible for the entire Campus and Residential Life program. This person supervises the Coordinator for Alcohol and Drug Education, the Director of Housing and Residential Life and the Director of Community Rights and Standards.
- Director of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education: is responsible for education and prevention efforts in the area of alcohol and other drugs. This person also has direct responsibility for implementation of an alcohol education class.
For more information, contact: Bill Fox