Student Affairs Mission Statement

Mission:  The Division of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting a student-centered learning environment that encourages student development and inspires student success.

Philosophy:  Integral to American university life, in all its diversity, the Division of Student Affairs fosters a unique, united campus culture, that nurtures students while challenging them to fulfill their potential.

 Goals:

• To promote students’ rights, freedoms, and responsibilities through progressive programs and services which equip the whole student through spiritual, physical, cognitive, and ethical development.





• To empower students through open and accessible student-centered programs and services which involve them in relevant decisions and which include them in the campus community’s traditions.





• To promote student, faculty and staff diversity to ensure fairness and equitability.





• To foster sincere cooperation with other divisions of the University, model vital collaboration within the Division, and demonstrate excellence in all the departments of the Division.





• To improve divisional effectiveness by using established planning strategies, such as Continuous Quality Improvement, and by using quantitative and qualitative methods to monitor performance.