VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES
Goals for 1998-99 Academic Year Aligned With
Institutional Strategic Goals

 

VISION STATEMENT

The Sam Houston State University Division of Student Services will be a premier division in: technological advancement in developing current, future, and creative trends for utilization; educational opportunity for collaboration, cooperation, and communication in university, community, and international partnerships; activity involvement that would prepare our students holistically for the millennium; and management and membership development of staff in financial procurement of funding sources for the university.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Division of Student Services is to initiate opportunities and provide resources for all students which promote life skills and development within the academic environment. As an integral partner in the educational process, student services provides quality programs and services for students and staff which foster growth and development. Departments within the division embrace a student development philosophy that stresses the holistic approach in co-curriculum involvement.

The role of the Division of Student Services is to complement the total educational mission of the university. This is accomplished by offering quality programs and services. Studies indicate that learning occurs in an environment conducive to social, recreational, educational, and intellectual interaction. A variety of student services programs are designed to foster such interaction with students, faculty, staff, and the university community.

 
1. Integrate computer technology into all administrative and instructional processes of the University.

Goal One: Technological advancement in developing current, future, and creative trends for utilization among the divisional staff.

Objective A: Utilize a computer professional to coordinate divisional technology.

Objective B: Network departmental computer access to the university mainframe system and the Internet.

Objective C: Establish staff development training programs for current software and hardware trends within the industry.

 2. Provide and create initiatives to increase student recruitment and retention. Goal Two: Attracting, developing, and encouraging the persistence of students as they pursue success in both educational goals and individual achievement.

Objective A: Establish a student retention committee that focuses on determining the students interests and needs while attending Sam Houston State University.

Objective B: The division will enhance and refocus departmentally sponsored student retention programs to meet the needs of targeted student populations (first-time, full-time, degree seeking freshmen, ethnic minorities, academically deficient and undeclared majors).

Objective C: Create activity involvement that would prepare our students holistically for the millennium.

Objective D: Provide information, encouragement, and advice to students concerning university resources.

 

 3. Enhance external revenue sources available to the University. Goal Three: Management and membership development of staff in financial procurement of funding sources for the university.

Objective A: Establish a channel through divisional developmental meetings to discuss research and investigate alternative programs for funding sources.

Objective B: Cultivate contacts of potential and current donors through verbal and written communication emphasizing the university image and vision.

 

 4. Enhance partnerships with the University’s external communities. Goal Four: Create educational opportunities for collaboration, cooperation, and communication with divisional and community partnerships on behalf of the university.

Objective A: Establish a committee to determine the organizational structure of the division.

Objective B: Continue to establish divisional collaboration programs with the community.

Objective C: Establish opportunities for university partnership and collaboration within the university community.

 

 5. Continue development and regularization of the University’s strategic planning and assessment processes and their integration with the institutional budgeting process. Goal Five: Evaluate program and service outcomes for the purpose of improvement in the Division of Student Services.

Objective A: Establish monthly development programs to enhance staff understanding and knowledge of academic programs and services within the division and university.

Objective B: Create surveys to determine the quality of satisfaction each member derives from their job within their department.