VP of SAEM
Philosophy
A commonly shared philosophical orientation frames
the SAEM Division’s collective efforts and gives cohesion
to the units that comprise it. Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management adheres to the concept of “total student development,”
a holistic approach to student development. The services, programs
and experiences provided to students by
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management are designed to complement
the perspectives, needs, interests, and concerns that influence
students’ academic performance as well as their social and
personal adjustment to the University setting. Student Affairs
and Enrollment Management holds that students’ academic
needs, interests, and concerns must be viewed in the context of
other influencing factors. Therefore, attention to their development
as college students requires comprehensive programming and services,
the aim of which is to provide students with skills, knowledge,
orientations, experiences, and assistance that facilitate their
“active engagement” on campus and persistence through
graduation.
The approach to addressing and operationalizing the "Active
Engagement" elements include integrated, active, comprehensive
and holistic methods.
• "Integrated" means that the Division's efforts
will be carried out across departments and involve cooperation
with units and departments outside the Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management Division.
• "Active" means that the approach emphasizes
outreach, prevention, structure and action.
• “Comprehensive" means that the approach addresses
myriad factors related to students' success and progress at the
University.
• "Holistic" means that the approach recognizes
that students' performance in, success at, and adjustment to university
life are affected by numerous factors and forces that interplay
in their lives.
In addition, the design ensures that students will concurrently
be actively engaged in their
university experiences while the student affairs staff will be
actively engaged in its work.
Excellence, team spirit, and support will undergird the staff's
work.
Excellence
Excellence will be displayed in attention to detail in planning
and execution of our programs and services. The ultimate goal
is to achieve flawless execution and delivery of programs and
services. The division’s staff will seek to “raise
the bar” with each and every program, activity or informational
piece they implement.
Team Spirit and Support
Integrated planning and a shared vision and philosophical tenets
will guide and undergird the staff's work. The staff will actively
engage in the resolution of critical issues, problems and concerns
that affect students, the Division, and/or particular functional
areas. Moreover, individual staff members will support joint efforts
once consensus is reached or directions are set.
Customer (Student)-Friendly Delivery
Programs and services will be delivered in ways rooted in the
recognition that students are the "primary customers"
of the University, in general, and of the Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management Division in particular. Therefore, the Division's
operations,
procedures, physical and staffing arrangements will be planned,
delivered, and arranged with the needs, interests, and concerns
of students as its primary customers. Also, the staff will be
mindful of the needs, interests, and concerns of parents, coworkers,
and colleagues as sets of secondary customers.
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Services
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of Students
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Resource Center
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and Development
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(SGA)
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