1. Dr. Maureen McGuinness
Dean of Students, Assistant Vice President
for Student Affairs

2. The Dean of Students Office (DOS) is available to
help students resolve University-related issues.
The DOS serves to help students navigate
academic, personal, financial, or social concerns, as
well as medical withdrawals and temporary
disabilities.

3. • CARE Team
• Seeking Options & Solutions (SOS)
• Medical Withdrawal
• Absence Verification
• Temporary Illness/ Temporary Disabilities
• Authorized Class Absence/Field Trips
• Student Complaints and other assistance

4. • Center for Leadership and Service (CLS)
• Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities
(CSRR)
• Greek Life
• Student Legal Services (SLS)
Substance Abuse Resource Center (SARC)

5. • What counts?
Broken bones, surgeries, the flu, etc.
• No legal requirement for UNT to
accommodate temporary illness
• However, faculty are encouraged to make
adjustments with an excused absence from
the DOS Office.

6. • Students needing to leave the university due
to medical conditions may contact the DOS
Office for assistance if unable to withdraw
themselves.
• Written request and verifiable documentation
related to condition are required.

7. • The DOS Office can assist with documenting
student absence in the event of an emergency
situation, health reasons, death of a loved
one, etc.
• Must provide official and verifiable
documentation related to reason of absence
• Once the absence is verified, the decision to
allow the student to make up course work is left
to the discretion of the professor and/or the
academic department

8. • DOS Office can act as an advocate for students
dealing with temporary disabilities
• Temporary Disabilities are not afforded the
same consideration and accommodation
under federal law as permanent disabilities.

9. • Provides students with a procedure for resolving
complaints against UNT faculty, staff, department
and agents of the university
• Examples that are not complaints under policy:
discrimination, grade appeals, academic
integrity, disability, financial aid, CARE
Team, personnel or the Student Code of Conduct
• DOS Office will assist the student throughout the
process

10. • Athletics, music groups, AFROTC
activity, dramatics, exhibitions, debate, studen
t government, conventions, and field trips
must be authorized by the dean of the school
or college of the sponsoring department.
• List will be sent to the DOS Office, and
students can obtain an authorized absence
card to present to professors.

11. • The Dean’s staff will notify all appropriate people
and departments in the event of a death of a
student.
• Staff member will make direct contact with the
family and serve as the University liaison to assist
the family as needed.
• Outreach to deceased student’s friends
• In the event of a currently enrolled student’s
death, the UNT Flag on the south Library lawn
will be lowered to half-staff for seven days in
honor of that student.

12. • Help students resolve University related issues
that are interfering with their enrollment/
retention
• Office assists students and their families in
navigating diverse concerns, as well as identifying
resources for personal, academic, financial and
social issues.
• Partners with Enrollment Management to
connect with students who have withdrawn from
UNT and wish to return to pursue their academic
degree.

13. • Mission:
Assist in protecting the health, safety, and welfare
of the students and members of the UNT
community.
Support student success
Provide a comprehensive response to students
whose behavior is disruptive to themselves or the
educational environment

14. Dean of Students Office
TEL: 940-565-2648
FAX: 940-369-8440
http://deanofstudents.unt.edu
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