OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS
About the Office
The overall mission of the Office of the Dean of Students is to support
the success of Oberlin students in their pursuit of knowledge and
learning and to educate and support the whole student. Therefore,
we are committed to creating a purposeful learning environment that
integrates curricular and co-curricular experiences. We seek to provide
a living and learning environment that:
Encourages the extension of academic learning beyond the confines
of the classroom, laboratory, studio, and practice room;
Provides other arenas where the ideas and values that are encountered
in the classroom are tested, tried on, confirmed, modified or rejected;
Supports students in their personal and intellectual development
as they try out ideas and identities, hear points of view that are
unfamiliar, and develop critical thinking skills;
Fosters an atmosphere of learning and personal growth that can happen
only where students live together in close quarters; and
Teaches students to compromise, to negotiate, and to find a reasonable
balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility
and between independence and interdependence.
The Division of Student Life and Services includes
the
following departments
All of these departments function to complement and support the core teaching
mission of the institution. The Dean of Students represents student life
issues to the President's Senior Staff and to the College's Board
of Trustees.
Safety and Security
Residential Life & Dining Services
Student Academic Services
Student Union
Office of the Religion and Spirituality
Multicultural Resource Center
Counseling Center
Student Health Services
Services
For a complete list of services and resources, visit
www.oberlin.edu/stlife/.
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