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Endowed Scholarships
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Fund endowed scholarships to provide accessibility to a Gustavus education. Additional explanation: Tuition has risen to such a point that it has begun to erode the competitive edge it once offered to private academic institutions such as Gustavus and their prospective student bodies. What was once an advantage is […]
Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Students
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Dramatically increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented student populations. Additional explanation: This will create the multicultural community necessary for students to achieve global and cultural competence. This would involve a review of Admission, registration, and financial aid practices and policies to ensure they support diversity […]
Funding for underrepresented students
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Increase resources to fully support students from underrepresented communities to thrive at Gustavus. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Meet 100% of defined financial need for all students—including students from underrepresented communities—through scholarships and a reasonable amount […]
International Alumni Connections
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Create an international alumni communications infrastructure for students, professors, and administration to connect with alumni through the development of robust online tools. Additional explanation: It is envisioned that alumni could provide information and insights on multicultural/global experiences, associations, interests, passions, skills, and accomplishments. Alumni would self-select […]
Study-Away Financing
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Increase funding to make Gustavus study-away need blind for all students interested in participating. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Meet 100% of defined financial need for all students—including students from underrepresented communities—through scholarships and a reasonable amount of […]
International Student Population
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Increase the international student enrollment to 10% of the student body. Additional explanation: Half of those international students will be drawn from the developing world to encourage the realization of the College’s mission “affirm[action of] the dignity of all people” and the creation of a “…just and peaceful […]
Retention Benchmarks
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Establish and monitor high performance benchmarks for all retention areas. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Maintain internal financial tracking controls and an institutional scorecard to benchmark financial and operational efficiencies and retention areas. This recommendation […]
Recruitment of Immigrant Students
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Pursue every avenue to support and recruit immigrant students from the surrounding region. Additional explanation: Assess whether and how we encourage immigrant youth in the region to prepare for, pursue, and attain a college education at Gustavus. Research what peer institutions are doing in this regard, […]
Alumni and Incoming Students
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Systematize a formal program to connect every incoming student with an alumna/us (this includes parents, staff, and friends) to serve as a resource and/or sounding board for the college experience. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Systematize a formal program […]
Admission and ELCA Congregations
Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Pursue every avenue to support and recruit immigrant students from the surrounding region, including from Minnesota’s many ethnic Lutheran congregations. Additional explanation: This will involve an active collaboration with other ELCA institutions to educate the parents and prospective students in ELCA congregations about the benefits of attending an ELCA-affiliated […]