Dean of Students at Rose Hill

The Dean of Students at Rose Hill and Assistant Vice President is responsible for an area of the Division of Student Affairs referred to as Rose Hill Student Life, serving Fordham's larger and mainly traditional undergraduate campus at Rose Hill in the Bronx, a borough of the City of New York. Guided by The Mission of the University and the Division of Student Affairs, the dean oversees:

Office of Residential Life: student housing and residential education for more than 3,300 students
Office for Student Involvement: campus-scale events, activities, student organizations, and leadership programs for more than 5,000 resident and commuter students
Orientation and Student Formation Programs: transitioning to Fordham and planning student extra/co-curricular careers
Commuter Student Services: helped by their Commuter Assistants and an active commuter student government, commuters make Rose Hill their home away from home
Integrated Learning Communities: learning where you live- more than 7 ILCs operating at Rose Hill, most developed since 2007
Student Conduct: learning- through life in community- how to serve as women and men for and with others
Campus Assault and Relationship Education: sexual violence prevention, education, community engagement, and response
Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes: investigation, discipline, education, and response when our community's promise to protect the dignity of all members is broken
Mental Health and Medical-Related Re-Entry Process: caring for our students as they return to community
Substance Abuse Prevention: preventing high risk drinking/drugging and helping students make responsible choices
Senior Leadership Award: the annual recognition of those members of our graduating class who display extraordinary leadership qualities

Through these offices and programs as well as others, the Dean of Students and the University partner with students to create a rich and varied culture of participation on our campus as well as within the City of New York, a place of nearly limitless opportunity for learning.

Kevin Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students

Office of the Dean of Students | Rose Hill

Division of Student Affairs
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
McShane Campus Center Room 255

441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458

718-817-4755
[email protected]
www.fordham.edu/deanofstudents

To assist in achieving the University's mission to train men and women for others, the many offices, programs and services in Student Life are devoted to the ideals in the student affairs mission, and are committed to both caring for and challenging students outside the classroom.

Further information can be found in the Division of Students Affairs Mission.

Through the work of involvement, students not only fully realize their educational potential, but also assist in the operation and decision-making of our University. Dedicated student leaders working in areas as various as student government, community service, campus ministry, the resident assistant staff, Orientation, or special interest clubs and organizations educate others while being educated themselves. Each student helps to advance the core mission of the university through devoted service and by becoming educators as well as students. Student life staff strive to work closely with students to find these opportunities while themselves serving students as living examples of the lives we hope students will someday lead themselves.

The various policies and processes for which Student Life is responsible are meant to be infused with educational value and to help build a community that balances rights with responsibilities and respect. To achieve this important goal, the Dean of Students works closely with the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life and the Assistant Director for Student Conduct to oversee the Student Conduct System and the community standards which forms its foundation. The high expectations for personal conduct found in our community's standards, in turn, make our community the training ground for men and women for others called for in the mission. The leaders in service trained at Fordham lead future generations of students to the same goals and then, at Commencement, leave us to serve the world.

All members of our community are invited to reach out to the Dean of Students or any member of the Student Life staff with questions, concerns or for assistance.

Updated: December 2025