the role of student affairs and services in higher education

• Conducting campus and community workshops on LGBT-related issues.
• Publishing and distributing an electronic newsletter on LGBT issues.
• Acting as a drop-in site for LGBT information/support and other concerns.
• Coordinating relationships between LGBT groups on campus and external
LGBT academic, religious, social, political, and cultural organizations.
• Serving as an advocate for LGBT students in resolving issues including
creating a safe environment on and off campus.
• Conducting climate surveys regarding the degree to which there is a hostile
and potentially unsafe environment for LGBT students.
• Serving as an advisor to an LGBT student organization.
Sports/Recreation/Intramurals
Purpose/functions –
• To develop sports, recreation, and intramural programs based on a studentcentered
philosophy emphasizing the overall quality of life.
• To conduct sporting and recreation programs that foster academic success by
being respectful of individual differences and promoting excellence.
• To provide participation in a variety of recreational sports activities which
satisfy the diverse needs of students, faculty, and staff, and where
appropriate, guests, alumni and public participants.
• To coordinate the use of campus recreation facilities in cooperation with other
user units, such as athletics, physical education, and student activities.
• To provide extracurricular education opportunities through participation in
recreational sports and the provision of relevant leadership positions.
• To contribute positively to institutional public relations by providing significant
and high-quality recreational sports programming and serving as an
information resource for the community.
• To cooperate with academic units, focusing on the development of a
recreational sports curriculum and accompanying laboratory experiences.
• To promote learning and development in students by encouraging outcomes
such as physical fitness and skill development, satisfying and productive use
of leisure time, appreciation of diversity, achievement of personal
recreation/conditioning goals, and physical maturity.
Typical Activities –
• Coordinating recreational programming, facilities, and equipment.
• Supervising all campus recreational programs and services.
• Providing informal programs for self-directed, individualized
involvement to meet students’ desires to participate in sport for
personal fitness and enjoyment.
• Organizing intramural sports to provide structured contests, meets,
tournaments, and leagues, limiting participation to campus members.
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