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1060 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 17
DEAN OF STUDENTS — DEAN OF MEN — DEAN OF WOMEN
Sec. 5. (a) The University Dean of Students is the administrative officer
responsible for supervision of extracurricular affairs and activities of undergraduate
students on the Urbana-Champaign campus. In supervising such
activities, the University Dean of Students shall have the advice of the Senate
Committee on Student Affairs.
(b) The following officers and agencies are directly responsible to the
University Dean of Students:
(1) The Dean of Men and the Dean of Women at the Urbana-Champaign
campus, who are appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees on recommendation
of the Dean of Students and on nomination of the President.
Associate or assistant deans may be appointed whenever, in the judgment
of the President and on recommendation of the Dean of Students, the
welfare of certain groups of students may require special advisory or other
services.
The Dean of Men and the Dean of Women are general advisers for
men and women students respectively. Their duties are advisory and not
regulative. The functions they perform include personnel work, vocational
advising, and guidance in problems involving general and campus adjustments.
They are empowered to summon students for consultation and advice. They
shall be ex officio members of the Committee on Freshman Week.
(2) The Director of Housing, insofar as it is his responsibility to inspect
living quarters of students in Urbana-Champaign, to provide listings of available
off-campus housing, and to promote safety, health, and good living
conditions; and with respect to the social, educational, and cultural programs
carried on in the residence halls.
(3) The Director of the Illini Union, with respect to the cultural, social,
and educational undergraduate programs of the Illini Union Board and with
respect to other undergraduate student activities conducted in the Illini Union
Building.
(4) The Supervisor of Insurance, with respect to the medical and hospital
insurance program for students.
(5) The University Security Officer, insofar as his duties pertain to
undergraduate students.
(6) The Assistant Dean for Foreign Students.
(7) The Student Employment Director.
(8) The University Coordinating Placement Offices at the Urbana-
Champaign campus and the Illini Center, Chicago, with respect to general
administrative supervision, but operating under policies and specific procedures
adopted by the Placement Coordinating Council.
(9) All boards administering extracurricular activities of undergraduate
students at Urbana-Champaign.
(c) The University Dean of Students participates in the granting of
student loans and the awarding of undergraduate scholarships, at the Urbana-
Champaign campus.
(d) The University Dean of Students has administrative responsibility
for Freshman Week, under policies adopted by the Committee on Freshman
Week.
(e) The University Dean of Students shall advise students seeking appeals
from decisions of the Subcommittee on Discipline to the Urbana-