New Staff Orientation Feb. 2025

Question 1

What service mentioned in the 2007-2008 Student Affairs Annual report is no longer available on campus?

Accepted Answer

Children’s Center for Learning

Question 2

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots served as a guest lecturer at SMU?

Accepted Answer

Alex Haley

Question 3

Which two technology schools merged to form what is now known as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth?

Accepted Answer

New Bedford Institute of Tech. & Bradford Durfee College of Tech.

Question 4

Who was the first female chancellor of UMass Dartmouth?

Accepted Answer

Jean MacCormack

Question 5

Which three offices were part of the Division of Student Affairs in 1993 but are no longer included today?

Accepted Answer

Athletics, Auxiliary Services, and Financial Aid

Question 6

In 1964, which architect was chosen to design the modernist campus that became UMass Dartmouth (formerly SMU)?

Accepted Answer

Paul Rudolph

Question 7

What was the name of the program in 1975 where disadvantaged children spent a day with students in the residence hall?

Accepted Answer

College for a Day

Question 8

What did SMU stand for?

Accepted Answer

Southeastern Massachusetts University

Question 9

In what year did SMU officially become part of the UMass system, changing its name to UMass Dartmouth?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 10

How many iterations of The Student Personnel Point of View are there?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 11

What is the architectural style of the UMass Dartmouth campus designed by Paul Rudolph?

Accepted Answer

Brutalist

Question 12

What federal law was enacted in 1974 to protect the privacy of student records and mandate affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Question 13

In 1971, the Division of Student Services started promoting professional liability insurance through which association?

Accepted Answer

American Personnel & Guidance Association

Question 14

In 1971, a proposal was submitted to reorganize the division of student services. What was the proposed name?

Accepted Answer

Division of Student Affairs

Question 15

When was the UMass Dartmouth Campanile constructed?

Accepted Answer

1972

Question 16

What well-known rallying cry emerged in 1969 from student unrest over then-President Joseph Driscoll's actions?

Accepted Answer

Joe Must Go

Question 17

When did UMass Dartmouth hire its first African-American chancellor?

Accepted Answer

2017

Question 18

How did New Bedford Institute of Technology & Bradford Durfee College of Technology shape the evolution of UMassD?

Accepted Answer

They merged to form Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute

Question 19

In which two years was The Student Personnel Point of View published?

Accepted Answer

1937 and 1949

Question 20

In 1976, the Student Advisor Program became the premier peer assistance and mentoring program of Student Services.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

In 1970, UMassD hosted a Woodstock-style festival that drew over 100,000 people to the campus. What was its name?

Accepted Answer

Woods of Dartmouth

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