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The Office of Student Development (OSD) is charged with the development
and implementation of orientation and transitional programs for students
and their families at the University of California, Berkeley. We also
create residential communities that facilitate personal development
and intellectual growth, which align well with Student Affairs (Divisional)
and UC Berkeley (Institutional) missions. This mission provides the
framework from which goals are set and implemented.
OSD is charged with the programmatic operation of campus-wide orientation
programs for all new students (CalSO),
including the academic and residential Summer
Bridge program; the programmatic oversight of university-owned residential
communities of approximately 6000 students and a family housing community
of over 3000 residents; academic support services to all residential
students, including theme
programs, with a special focus on targeted populations; and the
safety and security of all residential students.
Everyday, we strive to become the preeminent student development program
in higher education, serving as the Gateway to the Academy.
The foundation for the services we offer is in the values we hold as
an organization: academic success; a supportive and developmental transition
for students and their families; shared community living and cooperative
learning; optimal leadership
opportunities for a diverse student body, and a practice of inclusion and social
justice in all we do. By definition, what underlies both our philosophic
and pragmatic approaches is our reliance upon theoretical
assumptions in the fields of College Student Personnel and Higher
Education.
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