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1.4 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Calvin College is organized into six major administrative divisions: Academic Affairs, Administration and Finance, Development, Enrollment and External Relations, Information Technology, and Student Life. The heads of these divisions (provost and vice presidents) report directly to the president. See the chart of organization in Appendix A. The following is a brief summary of the responsibilities of each division.

1.4.1 Academic Affairs Division

The academic affairs division is responsible for all aspects of the academic program of the college. This includes planning, development, leadership, and evaluation of the curriculum and the faculty.

1.4.2 Administration and Finance Division

The primary function of the Administration and Finance Division is to protect, maintain and expand Calvin assets for the purpose of promoting the educational objectives of Calvin College. The Administration and Finance Division is responsible for all matters related to facility planning, financial services, food service, human resources, physical plant, support and auxiliary services, conferences and campus events.

1.4.3 Development Division

The primary focus of the Development Division is the development of understanding and support for the institution's mission, programs, and activities.

1.4.4 External Relations and Enrollment Services Division

The primary focus of the Division of External Relations and Enrollment Services is to provide institutional leadership in undergraduate and graduate enrollment. This focus is represented in the promotion of Calvin College to prospective students, the setting of pricing policies that ensure fairness and serve to meet institutional enrollment objectives, the development of institutional retention programs, the promotion of graduate programs and enrollments, and promotion of summer school.

1.4.5 Information Services Division

The Information Services Division provides a single administrative unit that is responsible for providing information content and services to the college community. The purpose of this division is to manage the four major information functions (information discovery, information access, information organization, and information delivery) that support the academic and administrative departments as they carry out the mission of Calvin College.

1.4.6 Student Life Division

The purpose of the Student Life Division is to advance the mission of the college by promoting educational programming and educational services to students which will help them integrate their in- and out-of-class experiences. The partnership between the Academic Affairs and Student Life divisions of the college reflects the institutional commitment to the development of the whole person in service to God.

The Student Life Division is guided by its mission statement: "As servants of God and partners in education, we challenge and support students as they seek meaning in their college experiences. With delight and anticipation, we present them to the world as people who are learning to love the things that God loves, so that the world is blessed by their leadership."

Areas of educational programming and services within the Student Life Division include: student government and chartered student organizations, student leadership development, new student orientation, student activities programming, multicultural student development, service-learning, residence life, dining services, job transportation services, personal and career counseling, career services, health services, spiritual formation programming, worship planning and coordination, and student discipline.