Office of the Dean of Students

Under the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of the Dean of Students (DOS) creates opportunities to engage and support students, both in and outside of the classroom, through general advisement, special programs, problem-solving, and implementation of the Code of Student Conduct and policies under Title IX.

Areas We Oversee

Academic Integrity, Care Team, Community Standards, Student Policies, Student Absence Verification

The Office of the Dean of Students provides advocacy, connections to campus resources, and assistance for temporary conditions as well as challenges due to health, financial, personal, family or other confidential matters. 

Requests for Absence Verification

Students who miss class due to bereavement, medical concerns, military activity, legal obligations, or university-sponsored events must provide the Office of the Dean of Students (DOS) with official and verifiable documentation related to the absences within 14 days and complete an online Student Absence Verification Request. 

Once the absence has been verified, the DOS will communicate on your behalf to your professor(s). Please note that our office only verifies documentation and it is at the discretion of your professor(s) or their department's policy to provide any accommodation. It is the student’s responsibility to follow up with the professor(s). 

Military-connected students who have missed or anticipate missing more than two (2) weeks of classes due to military activity must contact Dean Dowd, Senior Associate Dean of Students.

To learn more please visit https://www.njit.edu/dos/

Sean Dowd
Senior Associate Dean of Students
Agile Strategy Lab - L71 (CKB)
 sdowd@njit.edu
973-596-5560