Ted Zito
- Assistant Vice President
- Student Success and Dean of Students
Welcome to the Dean of Students Office in the Division of Student Success. We seek to foster student development and help improve the quality of student life by addressing the varied needs and issues facing students.
We improve the quality of student life by addressing students’ needs and we work to maintain student safety.
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
HOPE Line (401-456-4673) is a 24/7 mental health emergency line for all RIC students. For on-campus emergencies, please contact Campus Police at 401-456-8888. For all other emergencies dial 911.
The Dean of Students Office serves as a liaison between students, parents and campus partners to:
In an effort to meet the individual needs of our students, the Center for Health and Wellness, (Counseling Center, Health Services and Learning 4 Life), Residential Life and Housing, Center for Disability Access, Institutional Equity and Campus Police join with the Dean of Students Office to provide comprehensive support that emphasizes student safety and wellness. These departments work in partnership with the Dean of Students Office by responding pro-actively to crisis, safety, wellness and access matters.
Staff members are available to discuss both general and specific questions as well as any concerns about college life, policies, procedures and college services. These include:
The Dean of Students Office works to support students faced with an unforeseen circumstance who may need to take time away from the College.
Students should attend all class meetings and are responsible for all class work and assignments. At the beginning of each semester instructors will distribute a syllabus which may include attendance and/or class participation as a component of the course grade. Students who incur absences must take the initiative in determining from the instructor what work can be made up.
All students who incur an extended absence (five consecutive days or more) should submit a request for assistance form to the Dean of Students Office so that a notice (not an excuse) can be sent to instructors.
As outlined in the academic policies and procedures manual, students missing classes, exams, or coursework due to an observance of religious holidays must be allowed to make up the outstanding work without academic penalty. Students are required to inform their instructors of their plans to observe a religious holiday in advance, so that the instructor and the student have sufficient time to plan for any necessary alternative arrangements.
To receive consideration, students are asked to provide documentation to verify the nature of their request via the Request for Assistance form.
The Student Handbook, published by the Office of Student Life, is an important guide to academic facilities and services, student organizations, academic policies and procedures, and rules of student conduct.
Academic integrity is the foundation of there academic community. Academic integrity ensures that students obtain the highest benefit from their educational experience and their pursuit of knowledge. Violating the principle of academic integrity damages the reputation of the College and undermines its educational mission.
We encourage members of our community to utilize the COVID-19 Violation Report form to keep our Rhode Island College campus a healthy and safe environment.
The Medical Amnesty policy seeks to encourage students to immediately seek life-saving assistance for themselves or others when dangerously intoxicated or impaired, without fear of sanctions. A bystander acting in good faith, or a reporting individual acting in good faith, will not be subject to Rhode Island College’s code of conduct action for violations of alcohol and/or drug use policies occurring at or near the time of the commission of the incident of violation.
16-76.2-2: The health and safety of every student at the Rhode Island College is of utmost importance. Rhode Island College recognizes that students who have been drinking and/or using drugs (whether such use is voluntary or involuntary) at the time that an incident of violence occurs, including, but not limited to, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault may be hesitant to report such incidents due to fear of potential consequences for their own conduct. Rhode Island College strongly encourages students to report incidents of violence to institution officials. A bystander acting in good faith, or a reporting individual acting in good faith, who discloses any incident of violence to Rhode Island College’s officials or law enforcement will not be subject to Rhode Island College’s code of conduct action for violations of alcohol- and/or drug-use policies occurring at or near the time of the commission of the incident of violence.
Rhode Island College prioritizes the health and safety of the campus community. The College recognizes that in situations where students or their guests on campus face potentially dangerous medical emergencies due to alcohol consumption or drug use, fear of sanctions under the Alcohol and Drug Policies outlined in the Student Conduct Code may deter them from seeking necessary, life-saving medical attention. The Medical Amnesty policy seeks to encourage students to immediately seek assistance for themselves or others when dangerously intoxicated or impaired by shielding them from sanctions for violating the Alcohol and Drug Policies under the following conditions:
RIC Student Organizations are expected to comply with the Student Conduct Code at all times. This includes neither facilitating nor sanctioning the use of either alcohol or drugs at events sponsored by the organization. RIC Student Organizations are not eligible for Medical Amnesty. However, Student Organizations and their members are expected to actively intervene to seek medical assistance for students or guests who become dangerously intoxicated or impaired at organization-sponsored events. Providing assistance to such individuals will be taken into consideration when determining sanctions for Student Organizations that violate the Alcohol and Drug policies outlined in the Student Conduct Code. Failure to actively seek assistance for students or guests who become dangerously intoxicated or impaired at organization-sponsored events will result in more severe sanctions.
It is the policy of Rhode Island College to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment, in any education program or activity pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Submit Title IX Complaint Form
Please Note: Before you begin the form, if this is an emergency that involves an imminent risk of harm to yourself or others please contact campus police at 401-456-8888 or by dialing 911 prior to filling out this complaint form.
The Dean of Students Office at Rhode Island College administers the Student Conduct Code, which identifies behavioral expectations for all RIC students. If you have knowledge of a potential violation, you are encouraged to notify our office of the incident. Once a complaint has been received, staff will conduct an initial assessment. Should the reported information be governed under the Student Conduct Code a staff member will meet with the student(s) to address the alleged misconduct.
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