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Growth in Administration of Colgate University

2008-2009 number of students – 2,750

There are 584 non-faculty and non-athletic department personnel.
Ratio of students to staff:  5:1

There are 308 faculty members at Colgate.
Ratio of students to faculty: 9:1

Total personnel – 892
Ratio of students to everyone on the Colgate payroll:  3:1 

An incomplete list of some job titles related to student life at Colgate

Does not include Academics, Athletics, Admissions, Financial Aid, Records, or Registrar.
Sometimes, more than one person holds the same title.

• Dean of First-Year Students
• First-Year Life Skills Coordinator
• Assistant Director of Residential Education-First Year Experience
• Dean of the Sophomore Year Experience
• Assistant Director of Residential Education for Sophomore Experience
• Director of Residential Life & Asst Dean of the College for Residential Education
• Assistant Director of Residential Education-College & Greek House Initiatives
• Assistant Director of Residential Education-Civic Engagement & Diversity Initiatives
• Assistant Director of Residential Education-Leadership Development & Interest Communities
• Assistant Director of the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement
• Associate Dean for Diversity & Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies
• Assistant Director for Student Life and Academic LesbianGayBi-SexualTransgenderQueer Initiatives
• Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
• Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Greek Life
• Director of the ALANA Cultural Center
• Director of the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement
• Director, Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education
• Outreach Programming Coordinator
• AmeriCorps VISTA
• Associate Director of Residential Marketing and Technology
• Coordinator of Medical Services
• Convenience Store Assistant
• Assistant Manager Barge Canal
• Manager, Coffee House
• Special Assistant to the Vice President for Campus Safety
• Assistant Director of Campus Safety
• Director of International Programs
• Coordinator of International Student Services
• Director of Student Health Services
• Associate Director of Student Health Services
• Coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Education
• Assistant Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
• Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
• Staff Psychologist
• Psychology Technology Support Analyst
• Staff Nurse
• Associate Nurse Manager
• University Chaplain