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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Office of the Dean of Students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records #40254, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from the Office of the Dean of Students in January and August 2003 (Records transfers 20030109.1 and 20030827.1).

Sensitive Materials Statement

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• College students--North Carolina--History.
• Student activities--North Carolina.
• Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Discipline.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Division of Student Welfare.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Discipline.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Students.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Division of Student Affairs.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Dean of Students.

• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Records (#40124)
• Office of the Dean of Women Records (#40125)
• Student Government Records (#40169)

The position of dean of students at the University of North Carolina was established in 1919 and was assigned responsibility for matters related to student welfare. In 1933, the Division of Student Welfare (later the Division of Student Affairs) was established with the dean as its head. The dean continued to be head of the division until 1977, when the position of vice chancellor for student affairs was established. Subsequently, the Office of the Dean of Students was redefined; it reported to the vice chancellor and was chiefly responsible for matters of student conduct and for assistance to students with problems or concerns. As of 2011, the Office of the Dean of Students continued to educate the university community about policies and regulations related to student life and student conduct. The office served as a point of reference for students with concerns about their campus experience and provided services and programs to assist students in dealing with problems.

Records include annual reports, 1960-1975, and several self-studies of the Division of Student Affairs; summaries of student disciplinary actions, 1951-1968; divisional memoranda; policies and regulations governing student conduct; and subject files related to various aspects of student life. Note that, for the most part, original file titles have been retained.