The Intercollegiate Athletics Department, as an integral part of the University’s educational mission, is committed to a comprehensive athletics program dedicated to educational and athletic excellence.  The University has a sound athletic program which encompasses intercollegiate, intramural, instructional, and recreational programs.  The student experiences feelings of loyalty, sportsmanship that is realized in the growth of leadership, citizenship, and responsibility.

The Counseling Center is responsible for providing assistance to students in clarifying values, learning about self, developing coping skills, exploring career options, and improving decision making skills towards their academic and career goals. 

Community Outreach and Involvement
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The Office of Community Outreach and Involvement is designed to coordinate various district community service and volunteer programs.  The program conducts workshops/Speaker’s Series to campus which ultimately promotes character and moral development.  Additionally, the program serves as the catalyst which fosters personal growth and social change that occurs from cooperative relationships between students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Financial Aid
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The Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping students to bridge the gap between their personal resources and the cost of attending an institution of higher education.  Students are provided the highest standards of a quality program, which administers the federal financial aid program according to federal, state, and University regulations, policies, and guidelines.

The University Health Services provides optimal physical and emotional health among, students, faculty, and staff.  The Office of Health Services provides mandatory and routine preventive health care, general medical and initial response to emergencies occurring on campus, and mental health therapy and referrals.

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The Office of Identification Card Services is responsible for providing photo identification services to all faculty, staff, and students of the University.

The Office of Judicial Affairs helps to maintain the integrity of the matriculation process by fostering respect, by ensuring the dignity of all students, faculty members, and staff; and by creating an appropriate environment for success at UDC.  The Office of Judicial Affairs oversees proceedings in accordance with the UDC Student Code of Conduct, Resolution No. 2003-3.

The Office of Placement Testing is responsible for providing appropriate course placement for all students entering UDC for the first time.

The Office of Records Management assures the retention and protection and retrieval of vital records essential to the authenticity of documents filed at the University.

Student Ambassadors assist the University of the District of Columbia’s Administration and staff with a variety of University activities.  Student Ambassadors conduct campus tours, attend college fairs, serve as host/hostess for selected University programs, and assist with registration, and various other University events.

The Student Employment Program (SEP) is designed to offer students an opportunity to use and develop their skills, creativity, and responsibility by applying concepts learned in the classroom to an office setting while at the same time providing a service to the University.

Student Life
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The Office of Student Life and Services offers an exciting array of programs and co-curricular activities that complement the academic coursework of the University.  Program examples that are now tradition include Homecoming, Pride Week, Freshmen Week and the Miss UDC Pageant is designed to enhance experiences for students outside of the classroom.

Student Governance and Leadership
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The Undergraduate Student Government and Graduate Student Government Associations (known as USGA and GSGA, respectively), are bodies of elected and appointed students who represent the interests of their peers at the University.  Student participation in governance of the University is achieved through the associations’ involvement with various University councils and committees. The USGA and GSGA both offer opportunities for students to exercise leadership skills in affairs related to student life and development.  The Associations provide forums for exchanges of ideas, skills, information, and other resources of the University and the public and private sectors.  The extra and co-curricular activities and opportunities for students are through participation in organizations and student clubs that foster and promote self-governance, that ensure social and intellectual forums, and that provide opportunities for physical, cultural, and scholastic assessment and development.

The Disabilities Resources Center is responsible for the over site of reasonable accommodation for students with documented disabilities and assist the University community to understand the effects of disabilities and to eliminate the physical, technical, and attitudinal barriers that may limit the range of opportunities for students with disabilities.  These provisions are mandatory and must meet the requirements of the American Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The purpose of the Student Leadership Institute is to nurture, cultivate and develop the leadership skills of UDC students.  The Student Leadership Institute invites guest speakers and presenters to campus on a monthly basis to address such skills as planning your future, developing the concepts of public speaking, addressing large groups of people, how to organize effective meetings, and basic business etiquette.

The Office of TRIO and College Preparatory Programs serves as the articulation unit between the District of Columbia Public Schools, the residents of the District and the University.  The University provides for low-income and first generation college students the opportunity to enroll in career and state of the art degree programs as well as experience the college environment that prepares students to become productive citizens of the District of Columbia.