Provost & Vice Presidents
Kimberly M. Goff-Crews
Kimberly M. Goff-Crews
Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students in the University
5801 S. Ellis Avenue
Suite 219
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.702.7770
kgoffcrews@uchicago.edu
Kimberly Goff-Crews is Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students in the University. Appointed by University President Robert Zimmer, her tenure began on July 1, 2007. She previously served as Dean of Students at Wellesley College.
Goff-Crews is a member of the President's Executive Staff. She provides leadership and strategic direction for the Campus and Student Life unit, which includes 350 staff members. Goff-Crews provides University policy direction, collaborating with campus partners, to develop new services to address the interests and needs of students, faculty, and staff and to create a vibrant campus community.
Under her supervision are Career Advising and Planning Services, the University Community Service Center, Student Counseling and Resource Service, Graduate Student Affairs, Student Health Affairs, Housing and Dining Services, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, International House, the Office of International Affairs, Physical Education and Athletics, the University Registrar, the Office of the Bursar, Student Loan Administration, the Office of the Reynolds Club and Student Activities, the Office of Event Services, RSVP: Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention, the Office of LGBTQ Student Life, and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel and the Office of Spiritual Life.
During Goff-Crews' tenure at Wellesley College, she was responsible for student life and for supervising 20 different departments that provided academic support and enriched campus life. She chaired the Academic Review Board and instituted a near- and longer-term priority-setting process and a new assessment review protocol for her division. She also worked closely with students on athletics, health, facilities, and funding issues.
Prior to Wellesley, Goff-Crews held positions at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and at Yale University. She was also a practicing attorney. Goff-Crews received her B.A. from Yale College and her J.D. from Yale Law School.
