Empowering Jaguars, Unleashing Potential

MISSION
Championing holistic development through collaborative programs and comprehensive services that cultivate leaders and strengthen community

GOAL 1: Provide enriching, high-impact experiences that equip students with comprehensive skills and connections, preparing them for sustainable career success and lifelong growth.

Objective: Expand footprint of career development and major exploration activities to increase reach to underclassmen
Objective: Provide Division of Student Affairs student employees with essential skills and experiences that impact career preparation and employability
Objective: Increase awareness and engagement in internship opportunities through intentional programming, stakeholder education, and partnership development that supports career readiness and workforce success.

Goal Champions: Clarissa Tejeda and Myles Lofland

GOAL 2: Design and promote student-centered services and programs that foster intellectual growth, personal development, and understanding of self.

Objective: Identify essential foundational knowledge and define related learning/target outcomes for New Student Orientation (NSO), Transfer Orientation, Transfer Assemblies, and JagX student programming
Objective: Increase engagement of and programming to commuter students
Objective: Increase participation in Student Organizations and Student Leadership Programming
Objective: Enhance and build on established student mentoring, and peer-to-peer engagement programs within the Division of Student Affairs
Objective: Develop measures of Division of Student Affairs student employee development to gauge impact on sense of belonging and campus connection

Goal Champion: Michael Zucker

GOAL 3: Cultivate an environment that supports and promotes well-being by providing meaningful resources, services, and opportunities across all dimensions of wellness.

Objective: Increase engagement in Recreational and Wellness initiatives through outreach and awareness of essential services and programs
Objective: Implement action plans pertaining to the division from the JED Campus initiative

Goal Champion: Art Olague

GOAL 4: Foster belonging that builds community, encourages involvement and empowers individuals to thrive academically, socially, and personally.

Objective: Support student housing through a comprehensive and systemic assessment process that evaluates sense of belonging.
Objective: Build structured engagements with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate on-campus housing barriers and opportunities that support consistent long-term occupancy.
Objective: Increase engagement and outreach for the Family Engagement Program

Goal 4 Champion: Reed Vesey

GOAL 5: Enhance Division of Student Affairs employees by fostering purpose-driven, career-oriented investments in professional development and lifelong learning while promoting holistic employee well-being.

Objective: Emphasize Student Affairs professional development and engagement with CliftonStrengths for increased sustainability and generation of activities that support the division mission
Objective: Engage with key strategic national/regional organizations that support functional area expertise, division profile, and university interests

Goal Champions: Kimberly Rottet, Karen Martin

Meet the Team

Working Group

Emerald Alaniz (Student Representative)

Art Olague

Julianne Garcia

Joshua Lujan

Miranda Sharp

Lori Day

Jerimar Abinsay

Jessica White

Dr. Amy Lewis

Catherine Fragoso

Steering Committee

Dr. Kimberly Rottet

Clarissa Tejeda

Reed Vesey