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How do I find my student's Residential College and Residential College Dean?

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Instructors may want to check what Residential College / Dean their students are associated with when coordinating events / activities for their class, or if they need to escalate an issue. Yale University's instance of Canvas provides this information through the Photo Roster tool, which contains a "List' view that shows additional student information like Residential College, Residential College, Major (where applicable), Program, and Graduation Year.

Note: Most Yale College students will have their Residenial College Dean listed, though some students may not have a Dean assigned. GSAS and Professional School students will have their Primary Academic Advisor listed in this field if their advisor is input in Banner (the Student Information System).

  1. Navigate into the Canvas course site and click the Photo Roster tool in the Course Navigation menu.
  2. In the Photo Roster, select to toggle over to the List view.
  3. Scroll to the right in the roster table to view the:
    1. Residential College
    2. Residential College Dean / Adviser Contact
    3. Major
    4. Program
    5. Graduation Year

For more information, check out our help articles Photo Roster: Overview and People Tool versus Photo Roster.

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