Module 11 - Other WCU Partners
West Chester University works closely with several affiliated organizations that play an important role in supporting the student experience and advancing the university's mission. In this module, you will learn about Student Services, Inc. (SSI), a nonprofit organization that manages and supports many student programs, activities, services, and business operations; the West Chester University Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that secures philanthropic support and manages charitable gifts to enhance student success and institutional priorities; and University Student Housing (USH), a nonprofit subsidiary of the Foundation that provides affiliated on-campus housing options for thousands of WCU students. While each organization operates independently with its own governance structure, all three maintain strong partnerships with the university and contribute to creating opportunities, resources, and experiences that support student success and strengthen the WCU community.
Student Services Inc
Student Services Inc. of West Chester University is a non-profit organization primarily designed to serve WCU students. The objective of SSI is to initiate, regulate and operate the financial matters of all co-curricular student and campus activities. Such activities include the management of the campus bookstore, student publications, student clubs/organizations, student programming, intra-collegiate athletics, and the Graduate Student Association (GSA).
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University Student Housing
University Student Housing, LLC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that offers WCU students alternative options for on-campus living and learning.
As a subsidiary of our Foundation, USH helps us support the mission of West Chester University by providing residence services that allow WCU to meet the needs and expectations of a growing student body. USH’s “Affiliated” housing is operated separately from traditional housing, although Residence Life staff at each community is hired and managed by the University. USH manages six affiliated communities at WCU, which offer alternative living experiences for more than 3,000 resident students.
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West Chester University Foundation
The West Chester University Foundation engages donors and other partners to drive student success. We secure funding that helps West Chester University students achieve more. Created in 2000 as The Fund for West Chester University, the Foundation ia a PASSHE-approved, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to WCU — and driven by a culture of passion, respect, integrity, dedication, and ethics. While West Chester University is the sole beneficiary of the WCU Foundation, the Foundation functions independently under its own board of directors and pursues its own investment policies and portfolio management.
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