Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Access restrictions apply to personally identifiable student records under the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.).

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of the Dean of Students, University of Virginia, 1977-2006, #RG-18/2/1.064, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred to Special Collections through Rhonda F. Saunders, Office of the Dean of Students, on October 6, 2006.

Scope and Content

These papers consist of the administrative and topical files of the Office of Dean of Student, ca. 5,358 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca.10 linear feet) 1977-2006.

The papers consist of administrative and topical files pertinent to student life at the University of Virginia. Subjects include the Ernest H. Ern Award; the First Year Resource Center; the Gray-Carrington Award; the Gus Bladgden Committee; the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society; the Lawn Organizing Committee; Orientation; Parents Program funding; the Public Service and Outreach Commission; the Stillfried/Godsey Award; Student Council; the Student Enrollment Services Process Owners' Group; Student Organizations and Programs Steering Committee; substance abuse; University Committee on Public Art; University Committee on Information Technology; Asian American studies; Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; yearly Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institutes; Asian Prospectives' days; Asian Student Union; Charting Diversity including roundtables and national information; Committee on Asian Cultures; DiAPAson; East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference; Filipino-American National Historical Society; Monroe Society; Peer Advising Family Network; Hurricane Katrina; Kaleidoscope Center; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center; Phi Eta Sigma; Sexual Assault Board; Sexual Assault Judicial Review; student life at peer institutions; and the Peer Advising Family Network.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in four series, Series I: Papers of the Office of Dean of Students (Boxes 1-5); Series II: Asian/Asian Pacific American Files (Boxes 6-16); Series III: Papers of the Senior Associate Dean of Students Shamim Sisson (Boxes 17-21); and Series IV: Restricted Files (Boxes 22-23).