Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Mission

We create a selfless and collaborative environment to inspire students, foster personal growth, encourage community engagement, and promote global citizenship.

Organizational Chart for Student Affairs
Institutional Effectiveness Plans & General Student Affairs Reports

The Student Affairs Vision

To be highly regarded for our service to students and the local community; and as a national leader in student development, student outreach, and federally funded programs.

The Student Affairs Core Values

We value students as unique individuals. Our students are diverse and unique, all valued equally and appreciated in their own right. We value the opinions of all and seek to foster open communication.

We value the personal growth and development of our students. Students are encouraged, challenged, and expected to grow as human beings by engaging in new experiences and purposeful programs.

We value the Javelina spirit. The Javelina family has a rich heritage of access to quality education for all students, connection to alumni, service to society, and a desire to learn throughout life.

We value our service to students. We provide services that support the university community in its quest to promote an environment to enhance student success.

We value professionalism. We encourage professional growth, development, and ethical conduct of our staff.

The Student Affairs Goals & Learning Outcomes
(Revised December 14, 2006)
Goals

The Division of Student Affairs will play an integral role in reinforcing the core values of the university. The Division's strategic plan (PDF) and divisional goals and objectives (PDF) emphasizes student learning as the primary outcome of the work. It also stresses the importance of assessment and planning being conducted. The necessity of continuing and strengthening partnerships with faculty, campus departments, alumni, community members, companies, parents, and students is of critical importance in realizing the strategic plan as a division.

Student Affairs sets forth four areas of emphasis that will guide the work for the division over the next several years in achieving the University goals.

Emphasis #1: Foster an intellectually centered student culture
Emphasis #2: Celebrate a sense of place and tradition
Emphasis #3: Inspire a culture of service and responsibility
Emphasis #4: Contribute to the University’s learning environment

Goal One - Broaden the base of productive and educated citizens.

Celebrate a sense of place and tradition by creating a campus climate that fosters a sense of community, values differences, and is responsive to individuals and their cultures. Help the campus community learn how to celebrate and advance its location, roots, history, and unique experience to broaden the base of productive and educated citizens.

Goal Two – Enhance student learning through civic, professional and research engagement.

Inspire a culture of service and responsibility by connecting students to the community (Kingsville, South Texas, and World). Help students understand the interconnectedness of accountability, service to others, and responsibilities as an educated community to enhance their learning through civic, professional and research engagement.

Goal Three -- Support the development and maintenance of nationally prominent undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.

Contribute to the University's learning environment by collaborating with colleagues to redefine student learning at a South Texas research university. Redefine Student Affairs, its emphasis, and delivery of service to students. Examine new methodologies to support the development and maintenance of nationally prominent undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.

Goal Four -- Promote the development of scholarly, research and creative activities that are nationally recognized.

As teachers, practitioners, and student advocates contribute to the University's learning environment by providing a seamless overall collegiate experience by orienting students to services and programs to best meet students interests and needs. Assist departments in engaging students in the first-year experience and contribute socially and educationally to the overall learning experience in order to promote the development of scholarly, research and creative activities that are nationally recognized.

Goal Five - Provide a learner-centered environment in which the contributions of students, faculty and staff are valued.

Foster an intellectually centered student culture by encouraging broad opportunities that encourage student growth and development, promote health and wellness and value the exploration of life-long learning. Seek powerful partnerships that promote student learning, professional development, and the advancement of knowledge throughout the university. Invent the future of Student Affairs.

Learning Outcomes & Strategies

Students will learn to be responsible global citizens. This will be demonstrated through service to others, service to the campus, responsibility in personal behavior, academic preparation to enter and remain in college, and responsibility to free and open expression.

1. Students will better understand global issues through increased community service opportunities and intercultural exeriences.
2. As surveyed, comfort in expressing less popular points of views will increase within the student body.
3. Participation in awareness month festivities will increase.
4. The number of Letters to the Editor and student forums on selected student SGA issues will increase.

Students will become familiar with campus services supporting their education. This will be demonstrated through student's knowledge of campus services, personal development courses exposing students to campus services, and increased utilization of campus services.

1. Avenues connecting graduates with employers through Career Services will be enhanced.
2. Student's knowledge of services for students, as identified from student surveys, will improve.
3. Participation in awareness month festivities will increase.
4. The University one-card (Javelina Express Card) system will be completed by spring 2007.

Students will learn Javelina traditions. This will be demonstrated through student orientation participation, renewed chants and songs, and increased participation in campus events and ceremonies.

1. Participation in Hoggie Days and Javelina Welcome will increase.
2. Student success, as measured by retention and GPA, will improve as a result of participation in Hoggie Days and Javelina Welcome.
3. The number of new student organizations such as sports clubs, special interest organizations, political clubs, and academic clubs will increase.
4. The Javelina Traditions booklet will be published.
5. Student participation at major campus events will increase.
6. Participation in awareness month festivities will increase.
7. Student Affairs will have an understanding of Javelina Traditions.

Students will learn to teach. This will be demonstrated through increased leadership by students, teaching their fellow student, and upperclassmen and graduate students modeling positive behaviors for underclassmen success.

1. Upperclass students will assist with the teaching of developmental courses for students.
2. Graduate and undergraduate internships in housing, activities, recreation sports, and counseling will be either established or maintained.
3. Careers in student affairs will be promoted through student affairs departments and the College of Education.
4. An advanced student leadership program targeting seniors and graduate students will be created.
5. Participation by faculty, staff, and administration in intramurals in increase.
6. Resident Advisors will role model positive upperclass behaviors as demonstrated by student surveys completed by underclassmen residing in the halls.
7. Student Affairs personnel will maintain an active role in professional associations (to ensure practitioners continue to teach students, who will in turn teach more students).
8. Graduate and undergraduate internships in housing, activities, recreation sports, and counseling will be either established or maintained.