2. Develop research and community engaged activities that involve as many faculty, staff and students in our Grand Challenges.4 3. The School of Applied Sciences, in partnership with Student Housing, will develop a “Health and Human Sciences” Living and Learning Community. (see Strategic Activity 6.1, Action Statement 4) 4. Create an Alumni mentoring network to assist students with personal and professional development. (see Strategic Activity 6.6, Action Statement 8) 5. Create student mentoring groups at multiple levels (e.g., peer mentoring between students within the same degree program; graduate and undergraduate mentoring between students in similar programs; interdisciplinary student groups to address Grand Challenges.4 (see Strategic Activity 6.6, Action Statement 9) 6. Develop and strengthen professional student organizations. (see Strategic Activity 6.7, Action Statement 7) Strategic Activity 2.1 - Key Performance Indicators
• creation and implementation of SAS 101 course • number of faculty, staff and students involved in our Grand Challenges • creation and implementation of the Health & Human Sciences living and learning community • description of the Alumni mentoring and peer mentoring networks, coordinated activities, and measures of utilization and outcomes (see Key
Performce Indicator 6.6.) • means of ongoing communication between Alumni and current students and between students/student groups (e.g., social media, program-specific events, co-curricular programming, etc.) • number, description of student professional organizations, activities and measures of utilization and outcomes (see Key Performace Indicator 6.7)
Responsible Parties
Department Chairs, Degree Program Directors, Program Faculty, Academic Advisors, Student Housing Strategic Activity 2.2 - Improve how we recognize and celebrate achievements. 1. Intentionally celebrate faculty, staff and student achievements, awards and recognitions more often in classes, student organization, departmental and School-wide meetings (see Strategic Activity 6.4, Action Statement 4) 2. Create new ways to celebrate faculty, staff, student and Alumni achievements 3. Expand the use of social media (e.g., new platforms, systematic posts, grass roots messaging, etc.) and harness stronger means of messaging. (e.g., find ways to increase followers and subscribers, maximize broad outlets, etc.) 13
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