Administration

Student Affairs Department

Objectives

The Student Affairs Department aims at facilitating students’ mission and supporting them to overcome difficulties which may hinder their academic process and develop their personalities through adopting planned programs and services.

This department’s duties start from their admission until they graduate through the application of the college’s philosophy and mission into preparing and supervising extra-curricular programs such as:

1. Receiving the students upon arrival and directing them towards the departments for advising and registration through an induction program held at the beginning of the semester where the student handbook is explained and delivered.

2. Introducing students to the academic system applied in each major.

3. Introducing students to facilities they may use, including classrooms, hostels, transport system and other services provided by the college.

4. Preparing registers and forms related to attendance policy and discuting it with instructors, faculty and other departments.

5. General supervision, planning and organization of student activities (sports, cultural, scientific, national, social). In addition to encourage them to effectively contribute towards these activities.

6. Set clear regulations and rules towards academic behavior that indicates certain measures taken with respect to ill-behavior and disciplinary.

7. Follow-up of communication between the college and the society and contribute towards different occasions, seminars, conferences, festivals and sport and cultural competitions with other universities in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Media and other departments.

8. Presenting guidance and advice to students with regard to academic, behavioral and social aspects and attempting to solve their problems including absence and academic performance through the academic advisor.

9. Cooperating with other university departments and coordinate with them in all activities to avoid conflict between extra-curricular activities and student academic performance.

10. Establishing student activities' Council and enable it to carry out advising and continuous cooperation in order to achieve the aims aspired.

11. Carrying out required preparation for graduation ceremonies at the university in cooperation with the registrar’s office.

The Proposed Structure

The Director of Student Affairs organizes the department, fully-supervises all its activities and functions, sets the annual plan and makes sure it is in place and supervises the following student activities:

1. Sports, cultural, social, scientific, national etc..

2. Accommodation and transportation (preferably with the assistance of a female student activities officer.

3. Student advising : a full time advisor is recommended.

4. Medical and Nursing services.

5. Follows-up the medical requirements during the academic day. She will cater for primary medical care in the student hostels at night, as she is supposed to live in a small clinic nearby the student hostels. She would coordinate with a GP for guidance and medical care between time to time or whenever required. She should have a suitable nursing qualifications and no less than three years experience in nursing.

6. Secretary:

Carries out all the secretarial work including: typing, photocopying, brochure-preparing and occasional boards. She should have a suitable qualification and be abel to use the computer well.