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Organization
Services
Focus on student learning
Research
Student Affairs Special Projects
Student Scholarship Opportunities in Student Affairs
Student Affairs Documents and Publications
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Student Affairs Administration

• Student Affairs Mission, Vision, and Goals
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Organization

The Division of Student Affairs is comprised of ten administrative departments with about 300 employees at University Park. See the current Division of Student Affairs organization chart (PDF). Members of our staff have expertise in a variety of areas focused on supporting students at Penn State - counseling, clinical psychology, medicine, pharmacology, student learning, student organizations and communities, leadership, service learning, diversity, social justice and legal issues in higher education.

Services

Student Affairs provides programs and services designed to foster a more positive learning environment and to improve the learning readiness of students. Division departments provide direct services for students seeking counseling, health care, career assistance, student activities, conflict resolution and residence life services. See listing of Student Affairs departments. See list of Student Affairs services.

Focus on student learning

Student Affairs staff teach more than a dozen credit courses in leadership and career planning and several staff have affiliate faculty appointments in various graduate departments. Each year, Student Affairs offers more than 500 educational programs designed to add value to a Penn State education. These programs focus on personal growth, health and wellness, ethics, spirituality, leadership development, appreciating diversity, and career planning. See calendar of Student Affairs educational programs.

Research

The Student Affairs Office of Research and Assessment conducts valuable research about student opinions and behaviors. The office also compiles assessment research about Student Affairs educational programs, Penn State student satisfaction and the office has completed a six-year longitudinal study on Penn State's Class of 2000. Each academic year, the office conducts about a dozen Penn State Pulse surveys by contacting a large sample of Penn State students via telephone or with an email/Web-based survey. To date, more than 90 Penn State Pulse surveys have been completed.

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