Vice-President for Student Life and Dean of Students Davidson College Records Management Program

The Vice-President for Student Life and Dean of Students is responsible for overseeing the offices of Residence Life, Career Services, Student Health and Counseling Center, Chaplain, Community Services, International Student Office, the College Union, and Public Safety. The office is responsible for Freshman Orientation, Parents' Weekend, Hall Counselors (the student dorm counselors for the freshman and sophomore dormitories), and Minority Student Affairs. The Dean also serves as a liaison for ODK and is active with the Watson Fellowships, the Council on Campus Life and Religion, and the Student Conduct Council. The Dean reports to the President.

• Bonner Scholars
• Career Services
• Chaplain's Office
• College Union
• International Student Advisor
• Public Safety / Campus Police
• Residence Life
• Service Coordinator
• Student Health and Counseling Center

GENERAL. Administrative files for office activities, includes files on correspondence, Orientation, Parents' Weekend, campus committees, campus organizations, and the offices reporting to the Vice-President for Student Life and Dean of Students.

• Disposition Instructions: Maintain in office for 5 years, transfer to College Archives for appraisal and final disposition.

MINUTES. Notebooks with copies of minutes for Campus committees, including the Council on Campus Life and Religion. The notebooks are used mainly for reference purposes.

• Disposition Instructions: Destroy in office after 5 years.

STUDENT FILES. Files for all students currently enrolled at Davidson, including students on leave. Files contain the essay from the original admissions file, information sheets, correspondence, copies of grade reports and signed honor code forms. In addition, files may contain leave requests and disciplinary action reports. A separate file is maintained for students who have withdrawn from the College. Files contain restricted information.

• Disposition Instructions: Maintain in office for 5 years after graduation; after 5th year send essays and information sheet to Alumni Relations and destroy remaining file information. Retain files with disciplinary actions for 10 years, destroy in office.

STUART SCHOLARSHIPS. Files on the Stuart Scholarship program including correspondence and administrative files.

• Disposition Instructions: Maintain in office until reference value ceases, transfer to College Archives for appraisal and final disposition.