Developing the Plan:

Student Development Subcommittee
Initiatives Recommended to the JCC committee
January 3, 2001

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Priority 1:

Strategic Initiative: Increase the expectation for professional credentials and support professional development in the Division of Student Affair as envisioned in the Student Learning Imperatives Initiative.

Issues in order of priority:

Issue A.:

Compensations and Staffing
Current marketable levels of compensation are far below those of comparable institutions across all areas of Student Affairs. These need to be brought to a level that is comparable to faculty salary/compensation goals.

Issue B.

Increase resources in the Division to enhance job performance

Strategic Priority 2:

Strategic Initiative: Initiate and promote a Wellness Lifestyle Approach to Student Development - in order to integrate students intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual life

Issues in order of priority:

Issue A:

Need an Office of Disabilities to support the increasing numbers of students with learning, physical, and emotional disabilities. Anecdotally - 39% of all entering college students have mental illness or learning disability-NPR 1/7/2000

Issue B:

Need for increased understanding of the professional roles between faculty and student affairs staff.

Issue C:

Need comprehensive workshops and/or programming across the Divisions and departments to address areas of special concern for women. These include developing healthy relationships, eating disorders, alcohol abuse, stress management, sexual abuse, balanced living and other topics that effect learning.

Issue D:

Need to identify and support a Coordinator for Wellness in the Division of Student Affairs to initiate appropriate proactive and comprehensive programming across all areas of Student Affairs and other appropriate Divisions across campus. Position should be at a level to ensure teaching credentials in this area.

Issue E:

Establish budget for funding equipment for training and therapeutic exercise to improve health and fitness of our students.

Priority 3:

Strategic Initiative: Improve communication and interaction of off-campus and day students with campus community

Issues in order of priority:

Issue A.

Need more reliable communication and identification of off-campus and day students with the SMC Community

Issue B:

Issue C.

Use of technology to improve communication between parents and College.

Issue D:

Integrate with Technology Group: Investigate better communication to all students from all campus departments using information technology systems rather than paper notification.

Issue E.

Increased communication within Division of Student Affairs regarding changes in policy and procedure.

Issue F.

Strategic Initiative: Assess and Improve Orientation

Issues are in order of Priority

Issue A.

Issue B.

Issue C.

Assess written goals for Orientation

Issue D:

Issue E:

Reduce the numbers of non-essential people on campus during Orientation.

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