data points 2012-13
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VIrginia Tech Division of Student Affairs 2012-13 Data Points.TRANSCRIPT
Division of Student Affairs and Administrative Support Units
• TheDivisionofStudentAffairsisoneofthelargestemployersatVirginiaTech,withmorethan3,300employees,includingfaculty,staff,wage,students,andgraduateassistants.
• The2012-13revenuebudgetfortheDivisionofStudentAffairstotalsapproximately$135million,ofwhich$1.9millionareeducationandgeneralfundsand$1.5millionareuniquemilitaryactivitiesfunds.Theremaining$131.5millionaccountsfor49percentoftheuniversity’stotalauxiliaryenterprisefunds.
• TheDivisionofStudentAffairsisresponsibleformorethan60buildingsthroughoutVirginiaTech’scampus,consistingofnearly1.6millionassignablesquarefeet.Thisrepresentsapproximately28percentofthetotalassignablesquarefeetonthecampusandincludes10diningfacilitiesand47residencehalls.
• TheDivisionofStudentAffairsiscommittedtosupportingtheuniversity’sAdministrativeQualityandImprovement(AdQI)process.Eachofthe15departmentswithinthedivisionisactivelyengagedinassessmentofstudentlearning.Eachassociateandassistantvicepresidentconductsongoingassessmentsofadministrativefunctions.Alldivisiondepartmentsundergocomprehensiveprogramreviewseveryfiveyears.
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Patty Perillo, Ph.D.Vice President for Student Affairs
112 Burruss Hall (0250)Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
540-231-6272 Fax: 540-231-3189www.dsa.vt.edu
• TheDivisionofStudentAffairshasrecentlytakenstepstocreateacultureofcollaborationandorganizationalefficiency.TheStudentActivitiesandUniversityUniondepartmentsweremergedintoasingleStudentCentersandActivitiesdepartmentduring2011-12,takingadvantageofthecloseproximityandsimilarmissionsofthetwounits.Inthatsameyear,HousingServicesandResidenceLifewerealignedintoaunifiedHousingandResidenceLifedepartmenttobetterfocusonthestudentresidentiallearningexperience.Inaddition,thedivisionhasconsolidateditsadministrativesupportunits,bringingtogetherHumanResources,InformationTechnology,andCommunicationsstafftoshareresourcesandprovidecross-trainingandback-upfor criticalservices.
Recent Honors and Successes
• Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center:ReceivedtheNASPAAwardforProgrammingExcellenceandobservedadeclineinat-riskdrinkersby8percentandinhigh-riskdrinkersby10percent.
• Career Services:Registeredstudentsfortheprofessionaladvisingservicegrewfrom321in2010-11to759in2011-12,a136percentincrease.(contiued)
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Recent Honors and Successes (continued)
• Cook Counseling Center:ReceivedIACSandAPAaccreditation,awardsforexcellencebyACAandUCCD,andisdoingpioneeringworkforschools indistress.Onlyaverysmallnumberofcounselingcentersinthenationhavebothoftheseaccreditations.HasadoctoralinternshipinprofessionalpsychologyapprovedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
• Corps of Cadets:VirginiaTechhasthehighestcommissioningrateofanymulti-serviceseniormilitarycollege.
• Cranwell International Center:Supportedtheadmissionsprocessfor363newundergraduateinternationalstudentsbyprovidingthemwithimmigrationdocumentsandorientationprogrammingforfall2012.
• Dean of Students:Casemanagementpracticesnationallyrecognized,convenedfirstnationalCaseManagementRoundtable,anddeveloped astrongCareTeammodel.
• Dining Services:The2013editionofthePrincetonReviewrankedVirginiaTechnumber2amongcollegediningprograms.
• Fraternity and Sorority Life:Inspring2012,thefraternityandsororitystudentgradepointaverage(3.157)washigherthantheoverallundergraduategradepointaverage(3.126).
• Housing and Residence Life:InstitutedaverysuccessfulResidenceLifeResourceOfficerprogram.Threewell-knownandvisibleofficershaveincreasedcommunicationwithstaffandfurtherdevelopedtrustthroughmentoringstudents.Theofficersregularlyattendfloorprograms,hallprograms,andstaffmeetings.TheVirginiaTechPoliceDepartmentplanstoaddanotherpositionasresourcesbecomeavailable.
• Multicultural Programs and Services:Initiatedthe“Let’sGoHeroes”campaigninassociationwithVeteransDaytorecognizeVirginiaTech’sveteransandtheirfamilies.
• Recreational Sports:In2012,morethan25,000
students,faculty,andstaffvisitedMcComasandWarMemorialHallsatleastonce,resultinginmorethan625,000totalvisitsbetweenAugustandMay.Between2,500and3,000studentsusedMcComasHalleachday.
• Schiffert Health Center:ReceiveditsseventhconsecutiveAAHCaccreditation,theGoldStandardHealthcareaward,an89percentstudentsatisfactionrate,andaddedorthopedicmedicinetoitsservices.
• Services for Students with Disabilities:ReceivedrecognitionforinnovativeworkwithAspergersyndromeandcoordinated8,400hoursofvolunteernote-takingservices.
• Student Centers and Activities:Morethan2,700studentorganizationmeetingsandeventsweresupportedduringthefall2012semester.
• Student Conduct:Inthe2011-12evaluationofthestudentconductprocess,thosestudentswhohaveexperiencewiththesystemevaluatedtheprocesswellaboveaverageandonparwithotherinstitutionsparticipatingintheNationalAssessmentofStudentConductAdjudicationProcessesproject.Priorto2011-12,thestudentsatVirginiaTechconsistentlyratedthesystemlowerthantheotherinstitutionsparticipatingin theNASCAPproject.
Student Engagement
• FromthenationalProfileofToday’sCollegeStudentsurvey:
� Thepercentageofundergraduatestudentswhoindicatedthattheystronglyorsomewhatagreethattheyhavebecomemoreopen-mindedaboutdiversity-relatedissuessincestartingcollegeincreasedfrom53percentin2008to59 percentin2012,exceedingthedivision’s goalof56percent.
� Thepercentageofundergraduatestudentswhoindicatedthattheywouldcorrectorchallengeastereotypeuponhearingadiscriminatoryorstereotypicalcommentincreasedfrom34percentin2008to40percentin2012,exceedingthedivision’sgoalof37percent.(continued)
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Student Engagement (continued)
• StudentparticipationinDivisionofStudentAffairsleadershipprogramsincreasedby75percentbetween2004and2012,asaresultofnewinitiativesdevelopedbytheDeanofStudentsOffice,FraternityandSororityLife,andStudentCentersandActivities.
• Studentengagementinwellnessandhealth-relatedactivitiesincreasedby84percentbetween2004and2012,drivenbyincreaseduseofSchiffertHealthCenter’sonlinehealthassessmentsandincreasedparticipationinhealtheducationprograms,recreationalsportsopportunities,andalcohol-freeeveningprograms.
• Studentinvolvementininternationalandmulticulturalcompetencyprogramsincreasedby35percentbetween2004and2012,withnewprogramofferingsfromMulticulturalProgramsandServicesandFraternityandSororityLifeaswellasincreasedparticipationinCranwellInternationalCenterprograms.
Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center
• Providedalcoholeducationandinterventionservicestomorethan1,000studentsreferredthroughthestudentconductsystem.
• Providedmorethan75alcoholabusepreventionoutreachprogramsforstudents.
• Supervisedacadreof14peereducatorswhoprovideoutreachprogrammingforstudents.
• Supportedandcoordinatedweekendalcohol-freesocialactivitiesforstudents.
• Workedwithcitizens,neighborhoodassociations,police,andlocalbusinessestoaddressalcohol-relatedissuesinthetownofBlacksburg.
Career Services
• In2011-12,CareerServicessawalmost3,500undergraduatestudentsforcareeradvising.
• Thenumberofon-campusinterviewsincreasedby7percentto7,189,with2,989studentsparticipatingininterviews.
• JoblistingsonHokies4Hireincreasedby23percentto7,460.
• Thenumberofcompaniesregisteredforthe2012ConnectionCo-opandInternshipJobFairincreasedby37percentto149.(continued)
• CareerServicespartnerswithsixFirstYearExperiencePrograms,fourofwhicharenewthisyear:
� PathwaystoSuccessinBuildingConstruction–CollegeofArchitectureandUrbanStudies (27students)
� InventtheSustainableFuture–CollegeofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment (63students)
� ThinkingLikeaPhysicist–CollegeofScience(60students)
� PathwaysThroughandBeyondthePsychologyMajor–CollegeofScience(77students)
Cook Counsel ing Center
• In2011-12,CookCounselingCentersawmorethan2,600studentsformorethan16,000visits.
• Madecollaborativearrangementstohavecounselorspresentin:
� theGraduateLifeCenterinordertoreachinternationalstudentsandgraduatestudents;
� theVirginia-MarylandRegionalCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinetobemoreaccessibletobusyVet-Medstudents;
� theAthleticsDepartmentforeasieraccesstostudentsmovingbetweenpractices;
� andEastEgglestonnearthecenterofcampusandtheDeanofStudentsOffice.
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Corps of Cadets
• Fall2012markedthelargestenteringclassofcadets(421)andlargestcorps(1,066)since1968.
• Morethan200cadetsintheCitizen-Leader Trackprogramarepreparingtoenterthe public-privatesector.
• Constructiononnewresidencehallswill beginin2013.
Cranwell International Center
• Providedanoff-campusexperienceinSouthwestVirginiaculturefor40undergraduateand60graduatestudents.
• HostedtheInternationalFallSocialinSquiresStudentCenter,bringingtogether260membersoftheinternationalcommunitywithlocalanduniversityvolunteersforfoodanddance.
• PartneredwithCampusAlcoholAbuse PreventionCentertoprovideanalcohol-freetailgateexperiencefor100internationalstudents.
• HostedPieDayduringThanksgivingweektoprovideamealfor211membersoftheinternationalcommunity,universityfaculty andstaff,andlocalvolunteers.
Dean of Students Office
• Theadvocacyteamservedmorethan1,800studentsin2011-12,assistingstudentsandfamiliesinmanaginglifesituationsthatmaychallengeastudent’sacademicpersistence.
• HokieCampparticipationhasgrownfrom153participantsin2008to875in2012.Ninety-sixpercentofparticipatingstudentssurveyedstatedthatHokieCampimprovedtheirabilitytodevelopearlyconnectionstootherstudentsandcampusresources.AlmostallrespondentsstatedthatHokieCampincreasedtheirappreciationforVirginiaTech’straditionsandvalues,specificallyUt Prosim(ThatIMayServe)andthePrinciples ofCommunity.
• PartnershipswithacademicunitscontinuetobeahighpriorityfortheDeanofStudentsOffice.Theconnectionsmadethroughthesepartnerships areinvaluableinofferingholisticsupport toourstudents,particularlyduringnew studentprogramming.
Dining Services
• Approximately6.2millionmealsareservedeachyear.
• On-campussalestotalapproximately $45millionannually.
• Nationalbrandsinourdiningcentershaveannualgrosssalesofmorethan$9.5million.
• Largestsingleemployeroncampus,employingmorethan1,500people,includingstudents.
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Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Eighteenpercentoftheundergraduate population(3,928)participatedin56fraternity andsororitychapters.
• In2011,fraternityandsororitycommunitymembersperformed80,038hoursof communityserviceanddonated$373,083.46 tophilanthropicorganizations.
Housing and Residence Life
• Morethan100facultyandacademicpartnersworkinresidentialcollegesandliving-learningcommunities(LLCs).
• Designedalearninglabstudio-classroomforengineering,biological,andlifesciencesstudentsintheCurieLLCinLeeHalltosupportouracademicpartnership.
• Studenttostaffresidentialratiosare:oneacademicprofessionalfacultyto500studentsandoneresidentialadvisorto40students.
• TheResidentialCollegeatWestAmblerJohnstonHallopenedinfall2012.Conductreferrals,alcoholreferrals,anddamagetothefacilityhavedroppedfromratespriortotherenovationofAmblerJohnstonasaresidentialcollege.
• Thereareplanstoopenthreeadditionalresidentialcollegesin2015,2018,and2021.
• OpenedthePritchardAcademicResourceCenter(PARC)in2011-12tooffertutoring,academicadvising,andacademicworkshops.Fouradditionalacademicresourcecenters(ARCs) areplannedfordiverselocationsinresidencehalls,onetobeopenedannuallyoverthenext fouryears.
Multicultural Programs and Services
• WithassistanceandadvisementfromMPS,theBlackStudentAlliancehomecomingconcertfeaturingcomedianKevinHartsoldout,with morethan2,900ticketspurchasedinlessthanthreehours.
• Nearly350newSafeZonealliesweretrainedbytheendof2012.In2013,thevolunteertrainercorpswillincreaseby100percentwiththeadditionofsevennewtrainees.
• Sincefall2012,inadditiontoitsregularprogrammingforheritagemonthsandoffice-basedprograms,MPShascollaboratedwithbothacademicandnon-academicpartnersonmorethanadozenprograms.
Recreational Sports
• Employsmorethan500studentsinpositionsthatdevelopleadershipandjobskillsincommunication,timemanagement,conflictresolution,programplanninganddevelopment,marketing,andteamwork.Manyofthesestudentsserveassupervisorstotheirpeersandmanyobtainnationalcertificationsintheirspecificemploymentdiscipline.
• Morethan12,000studentsparticipatedinintramuralandclubsports,providingthemwithcompetitiveoutlets,exerciseopportunities,teambuildingexperience,andsportsmanshipandleadershipskillsthatcanleadtoalife-longpracticeofcivility.
• Fitnessprogramssuchasgroupexercise,personaltraining,runningclubactivities,bodyandexerciseanalysis,andavarietyofincentiveprogramsareprovidedtomorethan5,400studentseachyear.
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Schiffert Health Center
• Nearly15,000individualsutilizedSchiffert HealthCenterservices,abouthalfofthestudentpopulation.
• Morethan11,800labtestswereperformed.
• Approximately40,000prescriptionswerefilledattheSchiffertHealthCenterpharmacy.
• Thereweremorethan40,000visitstoSchiffertHealthCenterin2011-12,including2,000woundcarevisitsforminortocomplexprocedures,1,959X-raysperformed,and393dietitianvisits.
• Thecenteraveragesbetween250and300visits eachday.
Services for Students with Disabi l it ies
• ServicesforStudentswithDisabilities(SSD)hasseenanincreaseinthenumberofstudentsservedduringafive-yearperiod,from737studentsin2007-08to1,071studentsin2011-12,a45percentincrease.
• From2007-08to2011-12,SSDrecordeda182percentincreaseinthenumberofnote-takingrequestsandan81percentincreaseinthenumberofalternatetextformatrequests.
• Inthepastfiveyears,thenumberofstudentappointmentsincreasedby25percent.
• Inthesamefive-yearperiod,SSDsawa53percentincreaseinthenumberoftestsadministeredintheofficebecauseofalack ofadequatespaceavailabletofaculty oncampus.
• OfthestudentsregisteredwiththeSSDofficeforthe2011-12academicyear,50percentwerenotdiagnoseduntilafterenrollingincollege.
Student Centers and Activit ies
• Thefall2012Victoria’sSecretconcertontheDrillfielddrew12,000attendees.
• Thereare47facilitatorsand284studentsparticipatinginLeadershipTech,aco-curricularcertificateprogramdesignedtodevelopfutureleadersthroughserviceandlearningexperiences.
• Facilitytrafficcountsfor2012:
� Squires Student Center –1,050,688
� Graduate Student Life Center –419,680
� War Memorial Chapel –36,013
� Johnston Student Center –approximately243,132
Student Conduct
• In2011-12,theuniversitystudentconductsystemreceivedandprocessed1,779individualstudentincidents.Ofthose,1,320(74percent)involvedmalestudentsand459(26percent)involvedfemalestudents.
• Duringthesameyear,2,134backgroundcheckswerecompletedforgovernmentinvestigators,UnitedStatesOfficeofPersonnelManagement,lawschools,transfercertifications,andVirginiaTechdepartments.
• Therewere23studentconductappealsin 2011-12,adecreaseof63percentfromthe 62appealsmadein2010-11.
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