Welcome Incoming Students!
Welcome Incoming Students to Chidsey |
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Office of the Vice-President for Student Life and Dean of Students
The Vice-President for Student Life and Dean of Students is the chief student affairs office for the College and is responsible for overseeing the offices of the Dean of Students, Residence Life, Career Services, Student Health and Counseling Center, Chaplain, Community Service, Leadership Programs, the College Union, and Public Safety. The Dean of Students office is responsible for pre-major advising, academic support, disability services, Freshman Orientation, Family Weekend, and Minority Student Affairs. The Dean is the chair of the Watson Fellowship selection, the Council on Campus Life and Religious Life and the Student Conduct Council. He also is responsible for the advisement and administration of the Honor System and Code of Responsibility. |
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Career Services
The Office of Career Services empowers Davidson students to assess and achieve their post-graduate goals. Our staff assists students in exploring career paths based on their personality, interests, skills, and values. Students prepare for life after Davidson by networking with alumni and gaining relevant experience; and succeed by securing internships, post-Davidson positions, and further education in their fields of interest. |
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Alvarez College Union
The Knobloch Campus Center is home to the Alvarez College Union, and a popular gathering place and program site for the college community. The Director and staff of the College Union manage Alvarez and other facilities, advise student groups in event planning and funding, and work with the Union Board and Davidson Outdoors to provide quality programs and activities. |
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Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement, through its programs, events and resources, works with students, faculty, staff and community members to promote learning through service and engagement with our local and global community. |
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Davidson Outdoors
Davidson Outdoors offers the students, faculty, and staff of the College a variety of outdoor activities and courses throughout the year. |
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Multicultural Student Services
Descriptions and links to various services for students of color. |
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Office of Patterson Court
Overview of the Patterson Court/Greek Community |
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Public Safety
Davidson College's Department of Public Safety and Police is a full-service law enforcement agency, dedicated to the: Prevention of crime, Protection of life and property, Preservation of peace, order, and safety, Enforcement of laws and rules, and Safeguarding of constitutional guarantees. |
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Residence Life
The Residence Life Office (RLO) at Davidson College is dedicated to providing an environment for students that supports and enhances academic performance and social development. RLO works to establish a safe and secure setting and a comfortable standard of living for all residents. |
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Religious Life
The Chaplaincy exists to address a broad range of spiritual needs and to foster all manner of religious expression and inquiry at Davidson College. Davidson's chaplains serve as pastors to the college community. We are available to people from any faith tradition, or none at all, for pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, and program planning. |
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Student Counseling
The Student Counseling Center is located in the Student Health Facility, at the corner of 514 North Main Street and Glasgow Street (entrance to residential section of campus). Counseling services are free to any student, up to 10 sessions per academic year. Davidson College students are entitled to as many as 10 individual sessions per academic year, at no charge. If more sessions are needed, arrangements can be made, depending on student need and resources. The service is actively utilized at Davidson: during the course of an academic year, about 20% of the student body at Davidson seeks one or more individual counseling sessions at the Student Counseling Center. |
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Student Health
The Davidson College Student Health Service provides routine health care with the services of a full-time nursing staff and part-time professionals contracted through Davidson Family Medicine of Davidson/Cornelius. |
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Health Education
The Heath Education Center is another branch of the Student Health and Counseling Center. Similar to the overall mission of the Student Health and Counseling Center, the primary purpose of the Health Education Center is provide students with accurate, up-to-date information about a variety of issues so that they can make responsible decisions that promotes an overall sense of wellness. The Health Education Center is open from 8:30am through 5:00pm and is located in the lower level of the Student Health and Counseling Center. Students are encouraged to either schedule an appointment or simply drop by the Health Education Center and visit with Georgia Ringle, if they have questions or concerns concerning wellness, health, sex, sexuality, |
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The Chidsey Center for Leadership Development
The mission of Chidsey Leadership Development is to prepare students for lives of leadership and service. We believe that all Davidson students have the potential and responsibility to inspire and empower others to be a positive force in the community. We collaborate with others in the Davidson Community to provide comprehensive leadership development programming. We connect Davidson students with opportunities to build on their existing strengths and leadership abilities so they will be effective in any group or setting in which they find themselves. |
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