Departments
Care & Advocacy: Provides support to students experiencing difficulties and needing assistance in navigating university policies and procedures; for example: working with students who are contemplating a leave of absence, class absences due to extenuating circumstances, managing a difficult concern. The Interim Director also works with veterans to provide support and resources.
Career Center: Provides students and alumni with a wide array of career-related and employment-related services like resume reviews, career planning, mock interviews, alumni career panels, and more.
Office of Student Accessibility Services: The Office of Student Accessibility Services works with students with documented disabilities in obtaining academic accommodations in their classes. Common accommodations used are access to the Office of Student Accessibility Services testing center for test accommodations, LiveScribe Smartpen demos and loans, recording course lectures, time management/organizational strategies and referrals to all other campus support services.
Center for Religious & Spiritual Life: Coordinates religious activities and serves the spiritual needs of the university community
Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality: A voice for women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community—with the purpose of eliminating barriers, diminishing prejudices, and creating a supportive climate and space for all.
Counseling Center: Offers a wide spectrum of psychological and educational support services. Information about services, self-assessment tools, and more.
Frederick Douglass Unity House: Offers a variety of student-oriented programs on cultural diversity and pluralism, minority empowerment, political activism, social responsibility, cultural traditions, and more.
Health Services: Provides accessible, responsive, cost-effective, quality health care and education. Information about health insurance, fees, immunization requirements and recommendations, scheduling doctor's appointments, and what to do when the health offices are closed.
Housing & Residential Education: Supports the academic achievement and personal development of our residential community. Everything you need to know about living on campus from room selection to descriptions of residence halls, parking information, laundry/vending services, and more.
Leduc Center for Civic Engagement: UMassD seeks to prepare students for life as active and engaged citizens. To aid in this endeavor, the office strives to provide the university with activities that meet the challenge of providing active student learning opportunities while meeting and addressing community needs.
New Student & Family Programs: Programs for new students and families, such as orientation and family relations.
SAIL: Student Activities Involvement & Leadership: Supports the development of student groups, provides tools to help you become more actively involved on campus, and helps student organizations thrive.
Community Standards: Develops, distributes, and enforces university conduct regulations. Information about community standards, policies, procedures, student rights and responsibilities.
UMass Dartmouth Police: The UMass Dartmouth Police Department is committed to supporting the philosophy of building partnerships, proactive problem solving, and fostering positive community interaction with the goal of reducing crime and enhancing the quality of life for all students, faculty and staff.