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Student helps educate leaders of tomorrow by providing a robust set of student life programs and services designed to: I facilitate academic success I offer education and practice in leadership and followership I encourage fitness for a lifetime of growth I connect students to careers and the world of work I build maturity, an appreciation of cultural diversity and expression, and a set of personal and professional goals and values. Details on student life and services are offered in The Rensselaer Planner and Guide to Student Life, a publication of the Office of the First Year Experience.
Office of the Dean of Students
Dean of Students: Mark Smith The mission of the Dean of Students Office (DOSO) is to support and assist students in the achievement of personal and academic success with an emphasis on student development, advocacy, rights and responsibilities, safety, and liability. The services and initiatives of this office include counseling, advising, and referral information; policy development and implementation; the approval and processing of excused absences, leaves of absence, and withdrawals and readmission for undergraduate students; and overseeing the Institute judicial system. Greek Life Greek Life provides counseling, advising, and program development for individual social fraternities and sororities, as well as advising the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils. In addition, this office coordinates educational programing, reviews and approves applications for recognition, is involved in policy development and implementation, and is committed to positive alumni and community relations. Office of Minority Student Affairs The Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA) provides support servicesacademic, financial, personal, and careerto underrepresented students in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering professions, and/or enrolled through the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). Support services focus on recruitment (pre-college initiatives), enrollment (summer programs), retention (academic initiatives, counseling, financial aid, and leadership development), and graduation (career development, graduate student support initiatives). International Services for Students and Scholars International Services for Students and Scholars (ISSS) provides educational programs and consulting, arrival information, orientation programs, counseling and advising, and immigration information for Rensselaers intern...
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