Deanship of Student Affairs (DSA)
Dr. Monther R. Alfuraidan
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Mission
“Deanship of Student Affairs (DSA) is
committed to provide stimulating student
life, outstanding services, effective
counseling, and enriching extra-curricular
activities
that
enable
students’
development, and enhance their values
and fulfill their ambitions”.
Vision
“To be a leading model in enriching
student life and experience”
Goals
• Provide conducive environment that
enriches students’ development and their
experience
• Ensure quality of services & activities.
• Guide students towards appropriate
career.
• Provide effective counseling and advising
services.
DSA Organizational Structure
RECTOR
DEAN, STUDENT
AFFAIRS
Dean Office
ASSISTANT DEAN,
ASSISTANT DEAN,
ASSISTANT DEAN,
EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING
STUDENT AFFAIRS
COUNSELING AND
ADVISING
ALUMNI
DEPARTMENT
TRAINING
DEPARTMENT
DEPT. OF CAREER
GUIDANCE
Internal scholarship unit
Part Time unit
Technical Support and Data
Updating Unit
STUDENT
FUND
STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
STUDENT
HOUSING
DIR. GENERAL,
STUDENT AFFAIRS
SPECIAL NEEDS
AFFAIRS
ADVISING
DEPARTMENT
STUDENT
SERVICES
Student
Clubs
RECORDS
DEPT.
Student Affairs Main Functional Units
(Departments)
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Student Activities
Student Services
Counseling and Advising
Training and Employment
Student Housing
Student Fund
International Trips Office
Part-time Jobs
The Counseling and Advising Center (CAAC):
Counseling is considered by CAAC as a collaborative process,
which involves the development of a unique, confidential, helping
relationship. The CAAC treats all of its contacts with student as
highly confidential. The main services provided by CAAC include
counseling in one of the following forms:
1. Individual Counseling: A student meets with a counselor on
a one-to-one basis to work through personal concerns.
2. Group Counseling: Counseling in groups offers a broad
range of insight and support from peers and professional
counselors.
3. Student/Guardian Counseling: Couples counseling works
toward alleviating the strains in a close relationship. In such
cases, one of the relatives, usually the father or a brother, are
contacted and asked to visit the center.
The Counseling and Advising Center (CAAC):
The main objective of the CAAC is to provide KFUPM
students with academic and social counseling and
advising. The CAAC has many objectives, among which
are the following:
1. Assisting the students to achieve psychological,
social and academic adjustment.
2. Preparing new students for university life.
Department of Student Activities
The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs assists
the Dean in supervision of the following:
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Student Activities
Student Fund
Student Housing
Student Services
Student Activities Office
The basic objective of the Student Activities
Department is to provide an appropriate educational
environment to the students during the course of study
and to develop their personality by involving them in
numerous extra-curricular activities. For this purpose,
there are a large number of student clubs that give the
student a chance to participate in scientific, cultural,
social or sports activities. Among these clubs are:
Student Activities (Student Clubs)
The Scientific Clubs:
Aerospace Engineering Club, Chemical Engineering Club, Chemistry
Club, Civil Engineering Club, Computer Engineering Club, Earth
Sciences Club, Electrical Engineering Club, Environmental Design Club,
Math Club, Mechanical Engineering Club, Petroleum Engineering Club,
Physics Club, Science Club, Statistics Club, System Engineering Club
The General and Interest Based Clubs:
Applied Arts Club, Arabic Language Club, Brotherhood Social Club,
Chess Club, Community Service Club, Cultural Club, Diving Club, English
Language Club, Health and fitness Club, Higher Studies Club, Industrial
Management Club, Innovation Club, International Trips Club, Jawala
Club, Life Skills Club, Media Club, Multi Media Club, Photography Club,
Public Relations Club, Social Club, Sports Club (for Groups), Sports Club
(for Individuals), Theater Club, Toastmaster Club. Visits Club
Student Fund
It is considered to be one of the most important
elements of the Deanship of Student Affairs as it is
directly connected with student affairs and his financial
needs.
The Fund performs various tasks including the financial
assistance for students through loans, and provides
incentives for honor students. One of the vital tasks
of the Student Fund is to support students' activities
through “Student Activities Club”. The Fund also
contributes to the cooperative projects that would
benefit the students.
Student Housing Department
The office responsible for providing services and
complete facilities for university students on the
university Campus. KFUPM aims to provide
accommodation environment that motivates and
helps students concentrating on their studies and
social communication. The university housing has
internet and phone service for each student. In addition
to the on-campus transportation services, maintenance
and hygiene services are closely monitored. Also, the
university provides recreation utilities distributed on the
campus, in addition to the general services (food
supplies, student services, restaurants, cafes)
General Directorate of Student Affairs Student Services
The Deanship of Student Affairs is always concerned
for the student and gives him full care since the day
he joins the university until the day he graduates. The
General Directorate of Student Affairs plays a vital and
continues role in this care to facilitate the tasks of
students in the university and provide the following
services:
• the issuance of university ID cards
• issuance of student certification letters, final
clearance letters, concession letters for travel,
Student Services
• preparation of information for the student monthly
stipend, honors students allowance,
• contacting the student guardians/parents
• issuance of official and medical excuses for student
absence,
• follow-up of sponsored students and ensuring the
completion of student files,
• answering student inquiries and referring them to
appropriate persons.
Student Records
The office responsible for keeping a student’s records
such as original high school certificates and other official
papers
during
his
study
at
the
university.
The work in this division is divided into two main parts:
1. Student records, to keep student's original certificates
when accepted in the university or any other formal
papers during his stay at the university.
2. Various records to keep all correspondences that are
received by the deanship or any other rules or
regulations.
The Employment and Training Affairs
This office is concerned with everything related
to training university students and their employment
before graduation or even after they graduate.
The Assistant Dean for Employment and Training
supervises the departments of Training, Career
Guidance and the Alumni dept. part time jobs,
sponsorship program. The responsibilities of these
departments are as follows:
The Cooperative Program Department
Training Programs: structured educational strategy,
integrating the theoretical knowledge learned in the
classrooms and laboratories with real-world experiences.
Objectives of training
1. Enabling the student to link theory and practice.
2. Familiarizing the student with the work environment
after graduation.
3. Developing the student’s work ethic, communication,
management, and teamwork skills.
4. Establishing strong relationships between the
university and industry.
The Alumni Department
Responsible for the distribution of the student’s official
certificates, and introduction letters,
-updating the addresses and contacts of the alumni and
maintaining a computerized database for their
information.
- participation in the annual graduation ceremonies.
Career guidance
- Responsible for facilitating job search, and the
relationship with students after graduation.
- participate in organizing job fairs
-It provides employers with requested information
regarding the alumni for the purpose of recruitment.
scholarship unit
This unit is concerned about coordination with different
divisions of the university starting from assisting
companies
and
agencies
to
announce scholarship opportunities between university
students
Part Time unit
It coordinates part-time work inside the university
where it addresses various departments to provide part
time opportunities according to their needs, and
then nominate students to work in this department.
Student Privileges
Privileges enjoyed by scholarship students at the
Faculty of Graduate Studies:
1. Ticket to and from the Kingdom at the end of each
academic year to the capital of the country to
which the student belongs.
2. Exemption from payment of tuition fees for
university housing for the duration of his studies at
the university.
Student Privileges
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monthly stipend - (900) nine hundred riyals.
Issuance of University ID card for free.
issuing ATM card for free.
providing textbooks free of charge.
discounted meals at the campus restaurant.
free treatment at the University Medical Center.
the issuance of letters of identification.