‘Student Life’ Category
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 […]
Support for Student Study-Away Experiences
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop and facilitate an intentional pre-experience and re-entry initiative for students following a study-away experience. Additional explanation: This would require providing the appropriate staff and funding to the Center for International and Cultural Education and may include opportunities for student reflection, re-connecting with their study-away cohort, or sharing […]
Funding for Inter-Collegiate Athletics
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Address the gap for inter-collegiate athletics between institutionally-provided funds and actual costs. Additional explanation: Due in large part to increases in transportation, the Athletic Department currently secures 50 percent of its annual operating budget from external donors. This funding model is not unsustainable. This recommendation was placed in […]
Performing Arts Venue
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Build a 2000 seat performing arts venue to be used for major concerts and lectures This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Expand and renovate the Schaefer Fine Arts Buildings for Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, and Dance including the addition […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Engaging in Alcohol Dialogue
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop a campus-wide training program designed to provide the campus with the knowledge needed to engage in alcohol dialogue. Additional explanation: This program would be for students, faculty, and staff to help identify potential high risk student drinkers; to engage these students and their affected peers in discussions; […]
Counseling Center Services Assessment
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of student needs and appropriate scope of practice relating to Counseling Center services. This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of student needs and appropriate scope of practice relating to […]
Core Leadership Capacities
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Advance the College-wide exploration, learning, and practice of core leadership capacities. This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Implement a robust professional leadership development program for employees to equip them to work more effectively as mentors and teachers […]