Mission
The Mission of Student Affairs is to foster student learning and promote student success through engagement and involvement in community, academics, diversity and leadership.

Core Values:  LEADERS
Learning:  Establishing and articulating high expectations for student learning
Excellence:  Modeling excellence in all that we do
Assessment:  Making decisions on the basis of data.
Diversity:  Living well together in a diverse world
Ethical Leadership:  Developing leaders who demonstrate responsibility and integrity
Relationships:  Building connections within and beyond our community
Spirit:  Promoting enthusiasm, passion and a sense of belonging that inspires Tiger pride

Goals

1. Increase student retention and graduation
   • Each department will track retention and graduation rates for a target population.  This allows us to establish baseline and projection data for programs, and also demonstrates how Student Affairs contributes to the University Strategic Plan’s goal of increased student persistence and timely graduation.
2. Increase the number of students participating in key co-curricular activities and programs
   • Student Activities Council
   • Student Government/Frosh Council
   • Frosh Camp
   • Greek Life
   • Minority Student Organizations|
   • Adult & Commuter Student Services
   • Intramural sports
   • Leadership programs
   • Community Service participants and hours
   • Number of & Students involved in Registered Student Organizations
   • Emphasize/support learning and leadership experiences that enhance Career Competencies
   • Promote student learning and engagement outside of the classroom through experiential learning opportunities (internships, research, study abroad, etc)
3. Cultivate a welcoming, safe and respectful campus environment
   • Measured by EBI Climate Assessment
   • Civility campaign
4. Create a service-oriented culture in all units
   • Each department will measure customer satisfaction and/or evaluate processes to ensure a service-orientation

Student Affairs Vision for Students