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The Acquisitions Department is responsible for ordering, receiving, and paying for new books, journals, periodicals, music scores, videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, and other non-book materials for the Otto G. Richter Library, Marta & Austin Weeks Music Library, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Library, Judi Prokop Newman Information Resources Center (Business) and Paul Buisson Reference Library (Architecture).

Library Circulation comprises the activities around the lending of library books and other materials to users. The circulation files contain information regarding which materials have been borrowed by a particular library user. Access to the the data contained in these files is restricted.

The Richter Library Special Collections unit  (previously known as the Archives and Special Collections unit, or ASC) acquires, preserves, and provides access to rare and unique scholarly resources. Officially founded in 1978, Special Collections serves as a scholarly resource for students, faculty, and staff of the University of Miami, and local, regional, national, and international scholars and researchers.

Special Collections houses an outstanding array of scholarly resources including collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, prints, broadsides, posters, audio-visual materials, newspapers and journals, and other research materials.

Mortar Board began as the first-ever national organization honoring senior college women. At UM, it began in 1937 as another organization known as Nu Kappa Tau, which was regarded as the highest honor given to women during the time that Iron Arrow was restricted to men. In 1966, its members chose to affiliate with the National Women's Honor Society to became Mortar Board. In 1975, membership was opened to male students. Today, it  is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service.

The Office of Admissions processes the applications submitted by students applying to the university. The applications are evaluated and a decision is made whether or not to admit the prospective student.

All activities related to commencement ceremonies are managed by the Office of Commencement of the University of Miami.

The ceremonial mace in the collection of the University Archives was donated by the Office of Commencement of the University of Miami in 2010.  It is a symbolic weapon to protect the ideals of truth, justice, and leaning carried at the head of the academic procession during the commencement ceremony by the Grand Marshal, whose symbolic duty is the protection of the University, its people, and its processes.

There are no documents on the ceremonial maces used by the university in the past and present, but the Archives assumes that the item donated was the second mace used from 1950s to 1980s.  Historical images of the first and second maces are available in the University of Miami Historical Photograph Collection.

According to the Office of Commencement, the current mace dates back to 1986, which was sculpted by UM professor of art William Ward.

The Office of Financial Assistance, formerly known as the Department of Student Financial Aid Services, provides advisement and assistance services for the students regarding educational costs.