University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Student Life collection, 1945-2003

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Summary

Creators:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Student Life and University of California, Santa Barbara. Dean of Students Office
Abstract:
The Office of Student Life collection contains campus regulations on student organizations and their use of campus facilities, guidebooks for student groups, honor lists, and general reports, flyers, memos, booklets and other materials relating to the Dean of Students and Office of Student Life programs and services.
Extent:
5.84 linear feet (5 cartons, 1 document box, and 2 half document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Student Life collection, UArch 48. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains mainly materials on the office of the Dean of Students, which later became part of the Office of Student Life. The Office of Student Life is a department of the Division of Student Affairs. Included are student handbooks, honor lists, reports, memorandums, programs and promotional materials, student organization files, and fraternity and sorority rush statistics and brochures.

Biographical / historical:

The staff of the Office of Student Life help students with a variety of issues and concerns that affect the quality of student life. They provide general assistance to students in problem solving and emergencies, addressing grievance issues, and offer referrals when necessary. When a personal or family crisis calls students away from campus, they process administrative withdrawals and petitions for incomplete grades. They provide educational programs on hate incidents and crimes, academic conduct, and the first-year experience. They are responsive to the needs and issues of students on campus and out in the Isla Vista community, and actively work with students and other departments to provide solutions to these problems.

The Office of Student Life also provides services for campus organizations' members and leaders including: facilities room scheduling, organization advising and consultation, leadership training and development, program planning and limited funding sources, fund raising, trustee accounts, publicity and promotion, fraternities and sororities, special projects and events, Nexus on Campus This Week Monday calendar, organizational development resource library, UCSB Campus Regulations Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students.

Acquisition information:
Transfer.
Arrangement:

This collection has been organized into the following series: Student Organizations Handbooks and Policies, Honor Lists, Subject Files, 2019 Addition.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Student Life collection, UArch 48. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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