Division of Student Affairs New Staff Orientation

The Student Affairs webpage is a great source for learning about services and resources within the division. The majority of resources listed here and other staff resources are located on the Student Affairs web front page or under the “Staff” tab.

• Birthday List - List of staff birthdays https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/staff-directory/birthday-list
• Buy a Brick – Buy a brick in the West Plaza in front of the Red Barn inscribed anyway you want - https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/giving/funds/brick. Contact is Glenn Gittings.
• Calendar of Events – Campus wide calendar of student events https://events.louisville.edu/.
• Divisional Staff Meetings – Division wide staff meetings are held once a semester.
• Emergency Alerts and Text Messages – One of the university methods for contact staff with emergency information or other important information. Staff are strongly encourage to sign up for the free service at https://louisville.edu/alerts. Other emergency communication methods include – campus email, phone system, and outside sirens.
• UofL Student Events – A list of social network sites being used within Student Affairs departments. You can also sign up to “UofL Student Events” for Student News and Events on Facebook at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/uofl-student-events/ Contact is Susie Cucura.
• GA Positions - Learn more about Graduate Assistant openings at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/vp-office/employment.
• High Five Award – Recognize staff members within Student Affairs for their service or hard work at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/forms/student-affairs-high-five.
• Housing - Off Campus – Our Housing and Residence Life Office works with on outside vendor to provide office campus housing information in Louisville and nationwide. The service is for students as well as faculty and staff. Check it out at https://offcampushousing.louisville.edu/. Contact the Housing and Residence Life Office for more information.
• Intramural Facilities – The Intramural and Recreational Sports facilities are available for use by staff. Just show your staff ID – learn more at - https://louisville.edu/intramurals.
• Jobs for Students - The University Career Center’s “Cards Career Connection powered by Handshake!” is an online jobs database that includes full-time and part-time jobs, work-study positions, internship and co-op as well as graduate assistantships. For more information contact the Career Center. Check out the Cards Career Connection at https://louisville.edu/career/jobs-internships.

• Listserv – The Division of Student Affairs maintain a listserv to share information related about programs, services, and professional development opportunities. The listserv is an interactive email tool. All staff within the division are automatically added to the listserv. Other staff and colleagues who work with Student Affairs can be added to the listserv upon request.

  ANYONE on the listserv can send mail to the listserv. It’s a great way to get information out to other staff. To send mail to the Listserv just put studentaffairs@listserv.louisville.edu in the TO: address box of your email. Contact for the Listserv is David Horrar in the VPSA Office.

• Lost and Found – The department of Student Activities coordinates a campus wide lost and found program. If you find and item or if you lose an item you can go online at https://louisville.edu/sac/forms/lostandfound or call Student Involvement 852-0323.
• Newsletter for Staff – Vibrations - The Division of Student Affairs publishes a newsletter twice a semester that highlights programs and staff accomplishments. To view current and past issues go to https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/newsletter. Contact is Susie Cucura.
• Newsletter for Parents and Families – Monthly newsletter sent to parents – Contact Contact is Glenn Gittings for submission or information. https://louisville.edu/parents/newsletters.
• Outlook Help and Training – Learn about our campus email system https://louisville.edu/email/exchange-outlook-training.
• Pictures – Student Affairs maintains a photo archive of various department activities on Flickr. You can view these photos or download for use in publications or on websites. https://www.flickr.com/photos/studentaffairs.
• Professional Calendar – We maintain a calendar of professional organizations meetings and annual conferences. You can get to it from the Student Affairs main page or at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/professionalcalendar.
• Professional Development – Student Affairs - We maintain a web page with upcoming events as well as documents from previous Professional Development events. We also encourage you to join the Staff Engagement Committee (SEC) and help us to bring great programs to the Student Affairs staff and community.
• Publications – Student Affairs - View the various Student Affairs publications at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/vp-office/publications and https://issuu.com/uofl.
• Research and Professional Activities - Information about staff involvement in research and professional activities - https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/professional-activities.
• SAC Bad Weather Schedule - When the university delays or cancels classes and/or offices the SAC stays open to provide services to on campus students. View the SAC Bad Weather schedule from the Student Affairs main page or at https://louisville.edu/weather.
• SAC Room Reservations – Reserve a meeting/activity room in the SAC or check a meeting time, location, or room availability in the SAC https://louisville.edu/sac/reservations.
• Scholarships – Student Affairs – The Division of Student Affairs provides more than 100 scholarships to students each year. These include tuition and emergency loans. Students can apply at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/scholarships. Contact is George Howe.
• Service Opportunities – Service opportunities for staff and students, leadership training and other ways to get involved - https://louisville.edu/involvement/service - or contact Pam Curtis.
• Staff Directory – View a list of staff within the Division at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/staff-directory.
• Staff Policy Manual – View the student Affairs policy manual at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/staffresources/sa-staff-manual. This document outlines a variety of work place policies and procedures. For clarification on individual policies or procedures please talk with your supervisor.
• Staff Resources – A long list of staff resources is on line at https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/staffresources - staff may be will be asked to sign in with a UofL userid and password.
• Strategic Planning and Assessment Activities – Annual reports, department reviews, mission, vision, strategic plan and more - https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/vp-office/strategicplanningassessment.
• Student Involvement Office – Reserve rooms, rent lockers, lost and found, student engagement https://louisville.edu/involvement.
• Student Care Team – A group who meets regularly to foster communication between departments to ensure that all the resources of the University of Louisville are available to students in crisis. - https://louisville.edu/dos/facultystaff/student-care-team - contact is Dean of Students Office.
• Student EMAIL Newsletter – Student Affairs publishes the weekly “Student News and Events” email newsletter. The deadline to submit items is THURSDAY at NOON. The Email is sent to all students at the university each Friday. To review current or past issues or submit a news item or event go to https://louisville.edu/student/studentnews/ - contact is Susie Cucura.
• Student Emergency Fund - The Louis and Louise W. Weisser Bornwasser Student Emergency Fund was created to assist University of Louisville students who encounter an unforeseen financial emergency or catastrophic events which would otherwise prevent them from continuing their education at UofL. https://louisville.edu/dos/help/studentemergencyfund. The contact is the Dean of Students Office.
• Student Engagement Record – A new co-curricular transcript program - https://louisville.edu/engage - Pam Curtis is contact.
• Student Organizations - Information for and about student organizations – and EngageUofL the new Online Organization Management App - https://louisville.edu/involvement/student-organizations - contact is Julie Onnembo.
• Student Resource Page – A long list of university resources for students - https://louisville.edu/student/.
• Tech Ticket – To request help with technology – hardware, software applications, passwords, web sites – complete a “Student Affairs Tier One Tech Ticket . You can find the Tech Ticket on the “Staff Sections” of the Student Affairs webpage tab at https://servicedesk.louisville.edu/portal/2/create/115 - contact is David Horrar.
• Tech Purchases – For to use whenever purchasing technology related device with university funds. https://servicedesk.louisville.edu/portal/2/create/115.
• Videos – View videos, news stories and professional presentations related to Student Affairs programs and initiatives at https://www.youtube.com/user/SAatUofL.