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Student Affairs

Developing Outstanding Students

Division of Student Affairs

106 Canfield Administration Building
P.O. Box 880423
Lincoln, NE 68588-0423
Voice: (402)-472-3755
Fax: (402) 472-8189

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Mission

The Division of Student Affairs creates a supportive environment for student learning and achievement by providing essential campus services, innovative programs, and state-of-the art facilities that complement the University's academic mission. We foster personal growth, skill development, and broad-based experiential learning in a diverse community which contributes significantly to students' overall success at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and prepares them for life-long personal and professional enrichment.

Vision

The UNL Division of Student Affairs aspires to be a national leader in serving both current and future generations of students through:

  • collaboration with other university entities
  • establishment of quality programs and services for students
  • construction and maintenance of facilities that support and enhance the student learning experience
  • utilization of state-of-the-art technology
  • recruitment and retention of outstanding student affairs professionals

Core Values

The UNL Division of Student Affairs embraces the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Core Values of:

  • Learning that prepares students for lifetime success and leadership;
  • Excellence pursued without compromise;
  • Achievement supported by a climate that celebrates each person's success;
  • Diversity of ideas and people;
  • Engagement with academic, business, and civic communities throughout Nebraska and the world;
  • Research and creative activity that informs teaching, fosters discovery, and contributes to the economic prosperity and our quality of life;
  • Stewardship of the human, financial, and physical resources committed to our care.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, GOALS and DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES

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STRATEGIC INITIATIVE 1

Attract, retain and graduate a diverse student body prepared for life beyond the university.

Goal 4 - Provide attractive, functional and well-maintained facilities.
  • 4.1 Complete the Mabel Lee Fields Project for student use by the start of fall 2008 classes (Campus Recreation).
  • 4.2 Work with ASUN and a coalition of students to develop a referendum proposal to improve Campus Recreation and University Health Center facilities for the 2009 ASUN election ballot (Campus Recreation).
Goal 5 - Meet the unique needs of new and/or expanding student populations including, but not limited to, international students, transfer students, students of color and students primarily enrolled distance education programs.
  • 5.3 Administer Student Voice Recreational Sports Survey and compare results of the data obtained from the 2006 survey (Campus Recreation).


STRATEGIC INITIATIVE 2

Foster an engaging environment that enhances student learning and development.

Goal 9 - Foster a university-wide culture grounded in a multi-dimensional model of wellness: physical, environmental, occupational, spiritual, emotional, social and intellectual.
  • 9.1 Pursue funding for implementation of university-wide wellness initiatives (Campus Recreation).
Goal 11 - Provide students with the skills and experiences necessary to transition into successful civically engaged and productive leaders of society.
  • 11.1 Develop and measure a minimum or two outcomes to assess student participant or student employee learning for each Campus Recreation unit (Campus Recreation).


STRATEGIC INITIATIVE 3

Participate in the university's mission of teaching, research and service.

Goal 14 - Increase Student Affairs' involvement in relevant existing and future University initiatives.
  • 14.1 Be involved in the Master Planning discussions for Innovation Park (Campus Recreation).