Student Affairs Strategic Plan
Vision
Student Affairs champions a culture the embodies equity, engagement, learning and well-being.
Mission
Student Affairs creates compassionate and inclusive communities through intentional engagement, well-being, growth and play so all may belong and succeed.
Goals
Goal 1: Student Engagement: Engage and develop responsible students through caring interactions and relationships.
Objective 1. Offer life skills clinics in order to build resiliency.
Objective 2. Connect with students who are not engaged.
Objective 3. Create welcoming communities.
Objective 4. Assess student needs and disaggregate data.
We pursue this goal through:
- Developmentally focused student employment
- Events and programming that connect students with the campus community
- Spaces centering the student experience
- Student-focused policies
- Direct student support
- Strategic, student-centered communication
Goal 2: Equity, Well-being and Belonging: Grow an inclusive community and culture that embodies well-being and belonging.
Objective 1. Offer life skills clinics in order to build resiliency.
Objective 2. Connect with students who are not engaged.
Objective 3. Create welcoming communities.
Objective 4. Assess student needs and disaggregate data.
We pursue this goal through:
- Developmentally focused student employment
- Events and programming that connect students with the campus community
- Spaces centering the student experience
- Student-focused policies
- Direct student support
- Strategic, student-centered communication
Goal 3: Stewardship & Sustainability: Build a cohesive Student Affairs division through shared passion and vision to ensure a sustainable future.
Objective 1. Create onboarding and offboarding, consistent and quality professional development and recognition programs for all employees so that we promote growth of self and sustainability of the division.
Objective 2. Provide opportunities to enhance the sense of belonging through play.
Objective 3. Infuse clear and aligned priorities throughout and prioritize financial resources accordingly.
Objective 4. Develop a student life master plan.
We pursue this goal through:
- Functional and efficient spaces
- Responsible management of resources
- High functioning technology and information systems and support
- Collaboration across the division
- Empowering staff recognition and training
- Ethical and appropriate use of data and assessment
- Effectively sharing our stories to the wider WMU community