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DSL Administration

Mission
DSL Administration provides the support and infrastructure for the Division of Student Life which enables the division as a whole and its individual units to focus on creating a better, more positive experience for the student and the MIT community.

Vision
DSL Administration strives to set standards and best practices across the Institute for quality service to clients in Communications, EH&S, Finance, IS&T, Human Resources, Organizational Development and Space Administration.

Values

  • Commitment to high quality service
  • Respectfulness
  • Collaboration toward win-win outcomes
  • Organizational awareness/information seeking
  • Strategic use of resources with a broad perspective
  • Expertise
  • Accountability
  • Clear and concise communications
  • Innovation

Context
DSL Administration reports directly to Dean Benedict and is led by Laura Capone, Assistant Dean and Director of DSL Administration, and Christina Williams, Director of Financial Planning and Management. The DSL Administration group is comprised of a team of staff who facilitates and/or provides for the following functions and services: Budget and Finance, Information Technology, Space Administration, Risk Management, Communications, Organizational Development and Performance, and Human Resources.

DSL Administration provides DSL with the means for making significant progress toward sustainable systemic changes and business results.

Resources and Services for Department Members
These administrative resources are intended primarily for MIT faculty, students and staff and therefore some portions of this site may be restricted to holders of MIT web certificates. We try to provide services to all members of the DSL community, however, when time and resources don't allow that we may need to prioritize and/or outsource support as appropriate.

Finance, IT and Space Administration central coordination of DSL processes and a variety of support services to individual departments and offices.

Organizational Performance and HR provides coaching, facilitation, and consulting support to DSL departments, committees, recognized student groups and other DSL affiliates with the goal of helping them to achieve business results and enhance their overall effectiveness. Below are some of the many ways in which we partner with DSL affiliates to help them achieve success.

  • Needs Assessment
  • Change management design
  • Coaching
  • Creative problem solving
  • Employee relations and performance management consulting
  • Third party mediation
  • Process Improvement
  • Program and Project Planning
  • Meeting design and facilitation
  • Resource referrals