Academic Success Services and Diversity

Academic Success Services and Diversity has a range of responsibilities focusing on supporting and enhancing the academic success of students; discerning impediments to success and developing means to remove those impediments for undergraduates in general and for particular segments of the student body, including first generation, at risk, and multicultural students.

The Assistant Dean for Student Academic Success Services works closely with Rosary College of Arts and Sciences faculty advisors, and other offices including Advising, Literacy and Learning Resources, Career Development, International Student Advising, Student Accounts, Admissions, Residence Life, Wellness Center, Disability Support Services, and the Dean of Students, to assess the academic, social, cultural and economic needs of undergraduate students, and develops and implements support service plans and programmatic initiatives to address students’ needs.

Rosary College of Arts and Sciences promotes Dominican University’s vision of an inclusive campus community that welcomes a diverse population and honors each individual’s heritage and experience.

The Assistant Dean for Academic Success Services and Diversity helps the university fulfill its mission as a Catholic liberal arts and sciences institution, particularly in terms of its commitment to diversity and fosters the recruitment, retention and graduation of African-American, Asian, Hispanic and Native-American/Pacific-Islander students; creates and collaborates on curricular and co- curricular programs that promote diversity education and cultural competence; and helps build a rich intellectual, social and spiritual campus environment in which all students, faculty, staff, families and visitors feel welcomed and valued.

For more information about academic success services and diversity, consult the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences web page.