Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Who is the Division of Student Life?
Led by the Vice President for Student Life, our 11 units and 25 functional areas support all UD students as they develop personally, educationally, and professionally. Students find that the development we facilitate, and the communities we foster, fill the abundant space between the classroom and life to complete their University of Delaware experience.
Organizational Chart
Student Life Leadership
José-Luis Riera, Ph.D.
Student Affairs Leadership Team (SALT)
The Student Affairs Leadership Team advances strategic thinking and development concerning the co-curricular student experience. The team consists of all director-level positions and higher within the Division of Student Life.
Vice President's Core
- Vice President for Student Life and Interim Chief Diversity Officer
- Assistant Vice President, Student Experience and Belonging
- Assistant Vice President, Institutional Equity for Student Life
- Assistant Vice President, Student Wellbeing, Support and Advocacy
- Business Officer
- Executive Director, Postgraduate and Student Success Integration
- Interim Dean of Students
- Senior Advisor
Executive Directors and Directors
- Associate Dean of Students and Director, Student Advocacy & Support
- Director, Advancing Racial Equity & Inclusion
- Director, Assessment, Data Analytics and Research
- Director, Career Connections & Experiences
- Director, Center for Black Culture
- Director, Center for Counseling and Student Development
- Director, Disability Support Services
- Director, Fraternity and Sorority Leadership & Learning
- Director, Graduate Student Success and Support
- Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Education
- Director, Housing
- Director, Life Design & Career Integration
- Director, Orientation & Transition Programs
- Director, Residential Communities
- Director, Strategic Wellbeing and Training
- Director, Student Diversity & Inclusion
- Director, Student Life Communications and Marketing
- Director, Student Services for Athletes
- Divisional HR Director
- Executive Director, Residence Life & Housing
- Executive Director, University Student Centers
- Interim Director, Community Standards & Conflict Resolution
- Medical Director, Student Health Services
- Medical Director, Athletic Medicine, Student Health Services and Chief Medical Officer, Athletics
Student Life Partners
- Assistant Vice President, Parent and Family Giving
- Director, Parent and Family Giving and Student Life Philanthropy
Request Student Life Leadership at your event!
UD Community members can request Vice President José-Luis Riera and/or a member of the Student Life Core Leadership Team to attend or speak at their events by completing the form below.
Integrated Services
Student Life Communications and Marketing
Leading the division's communication strategy, the SL Comms team offers services in the following areas:
- Creative
- Digital
- Web
- Editorial
- Strategic Planning
Business Operations
Led by the Student Life Business Officer, Business Operations manages these functional areas for Student Life:
- Financial Operations
- Human Resource Operations
- Student Life IT
Resources for Student Life Business Operations, including policies, budget cycle information and staff recruitment can be found on Henquarters, the Student Life intranet site.
Student Life Assessment, Data Analytics and Research (SLADAR)
The SLADAR team collaborates with the Student Life Assessment Council (SLAC) and the Division of Student Life staff to improve the student experience, educational environment and divisional operations with a focus on:
- Creating and leveraging high-quality data through systematic and integrated assessment
- Collectively advancing divisional assessment priorities.
- Planning or facilitating professional development opportunities related to assessment.
- Discussing assessment challenges, resources, trends and current/upcoming projects.
- Communicating divisional assessment updates in an effective manner to units.
The Division of Student Life advances equity and inclusion, deepens student learning and drives holistic development through education, experiences and communities.