Student Affairs is involved with all phases of the higher education experience. The process begins with outreach, recruitment and admissions, then follows through the entire academic and campus life experience.
Student Affairs Guiding Principles
- Creating and seizing opportunities
- Advocating for student success
- Fostering an inclusive environment by supporting individuals’ identities and experiences
- Collaborating to serve others
- Upholding respect and integrity by aligning actions with values
- Promoting the well-being of the campus community
Goal Areas
Resources focused on student success and retention
- Enhance and strengthen support services first generation and under-served students
- Every department has a retention plan
Every student a leadership and/or experiential learning opportunity
- Each department has a plan for connecting students to leadership, experiential, and applied learning
- Incorporate StrengthsQuest into the student experience
Collaborative relationships across campus focused on student engagement and success
- Each department is able to articulate partnerships across campus
Embrace innovation and creativity as tools for evaluating current departments/functions
- Each department has a plan for evaluation and growth as it pertains to supporting the mission of the University
