‘Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs’ Category
Comprehensive Employee Wellness Model
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a comprehensive employee wellness model (physical, spiritual, emotional, mental), with a goal that 100 percent of employees participate in at least one aspect of the program each year. Additional explanation: Study private industry for best practices. This could expand current offering of health and wellness education seminars, fitness […]
Leadership Conference
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Create and fund an annual leadership conference featuring alumni and other external resources for present and future students. Additional explanation: This event will foster student development by increasing student’s knowledge of the variety of leadership opportunities that come out of a liberal arts education and encouraging networking with […]
Alternative Student Social Spaces
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Conduct a usability study to enhance alternative social spaces, including the Dive, for student-use. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Conduct a usability study to enhance alternative student social spaces, including the Dive. This recommendation was placed is Tier […]
Signature Program in Community Engaged Learning
Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Develop a “signature” program in the area of community-engaged learning. Additional explanation: As community engagement emerges as a point of distinction for the College, there should also emerge a signature model/program/event to embody this point for the campus and to showcase to the broader community, alumni, parents, and […]
Career Experience Options for Students
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Expand the types of career experience options to increase the number of student participants. Additional explanation: The Career Center would take the lead in supporting the efforts that could include: Developing January career exploration classes; encouraging multi-site internships; providing reflection for non-credit internships. Results may include by the […]
Cultural Diversity Seminar for Sophomores
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Strongly encourage every sophomore to take an on-campus seminar on cultural diversity. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Strongly encourage every sophomore to take an on-campus seminar on cultural diversity. This recommendation was placed is Tier 3 […]
Bystander Intervention Program
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Expand an interactive bystander intervention program that equips students to intervene in emergency and non-emergency situations where another’s drinking has potentially harmful consequences for the drinker and bystanders. Additional explanation: Training is open to all students with special emphasis on training student leaders (e.g. CFs, PAs, athletic team […]
Interreligious Programming
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Provide the interreligious programming and space resources needed to support students of various religious backgrounds. Additional explanation: As Gustavus recruits a more diverse student body, there will be increased need for spiritual resources, including space for religious observance outside of the Chapel; support for other religious […]
Christian Student Organizations Funding
Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Charge the Chaplains’ Office and Dean of Students/Student Activities to explore the processes for permitting and providing funding for Christian student organizations and interreligious student groups. This recommendation was placed in the Spiritual Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Charge the Chaplains’ Office and Dean […]
Co-Curricular Leadership Development Initiatives
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop, advance, and implement a co-curricular leadership development initiatives. Additional explanation: This effort should include leadership program support, training for staff and advisors of student organizations, and the implementation of adventure and expedition components of experiential leadership education. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives […]