Family Housing Division, 1987-93 | University of Illinois Archives

In 1939, the Board of Trustees established a Division of Student Housing.[sup]1[/sup] The director had general supervision of all student housing, advised fraternities and sororities on building plans, cooperated with Physical Plant Department "in its supervision of off-campus personal conduct of students," and acted as agent of the Student Officers Committee and secretary of the Student Discipline Committee.[sup]2[/sup] The Housing Division operates and maintains all University-owned residence halls and housing facilities. It is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for Campus Affairs for the inspection of certified student living quarters, for listing available off-campus housing, and for promoting safety, health, and good living conditions. Divisions: --Director's Office --Administrative Affairs --Food Services Department --Student Affairs --Business Office --Family Housing --Central Food Stores --Housing Information and Off-Campus Housing --Residential Services Office (Maintenance and Custodial)[sup]3[/sup] --Food and Residential Services (1974) --Undergraduate Residence Halls (1971) 1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 40th Report, July 21, 1939, p. 505-06. 2. Ibid., Sept. 30, 1939, pp. 580-82. 3. Statement by Lawrence J. Gaffney, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, Housing, February, 1974.