Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2019-2024)
In late 2019, the VCSA office excitedly announced the our new five-year Strategic Plan. The plan guides the work of our division and ensures we focus on the most critical areas for current and future students. The plan's key pillars focus on remaining student-centered, addressing racism and anti-blackness, and the health and safety of the Triton community.
The strategic plan leaders and partners made it a priority to listen to concerns and suggestions to ensure our plan reflects the UC San Diego community.
Goal 1: Student Experience
Provide a student experience that prepares all students to address the needs and challenges of a diverse and changing world.
Goal 2: Student Success
Leverage innovation, global interactions, Changemaking, and technology to advance student learning beyond the classroom.
Goal 3: Well-Being
Reimagine programs and practices to encourage students and staff to live more balanced, active lives.
Goal 4: Inclusion & Equity
Review existing programs and policies to inform the development and enhancements of new and current initiatives that advance inclusion for underserved student populations inside and outside the classroom.
Goal 5: Partnership & Community
Identify and engage campus partners, students, and faculty to collaborate on student-centered initiatives.
Strategic Planning Process
Update as of 5/6/21
Under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Alysson Satterlund, a collaborative process for developing a five-year strategic plan began in winter 2019 with a steering committee representative of the division and colleges.
Utilizing outside consultants Keeling & Associates and the Office of Operational and Strategic Initiatives at UC San Diego, 11 focus groups and listening sessions were held with over 100 constituents including students, faculty, and staff. In addition, feedback and discussions with Chancellor’s Cabinet, Executive Vice Chancellor’s Cabinet, Student Affairs Unit Heads, Council of Deans of Student Affairs, Council of Provosts, Directors of Resident Life, Housing, Dining, & Hospitality, Teaching + Learning Commons, Associated Students, and the Graduate Student Association were held to ensure a collaborative process and to invite participation and support in implementation.
At the 2019 Spring All Staff Student Affairs bi-annual meeting, over 300 Student Affairs staff participated in a data-gathering exercise wherein they identified the strengths of the campus in serving students and what is needed to improve our efforts. Three separate retreats facilitated by Keeling & Associates with the Strategic Plan Steering Committee and the VCSA Leadership Team were convened to analyze feedback from the sessions to develop the goals and objectives of the plan. The Steering Committee worked through the summer to finalize the current plan.
Beginning in fall 2019, Student Affairs will set the priority for accomplishing the goals. Implementation teams consisting of staff within the division and colleges, along with campus stakeholders and partners, will create actions designed to achieve each objective. As each activity is set, an assessment plan will accompany it. This process will continue until 2024-2025 with the plan continually being reviewed for progress. Prioritization will be set by years 1-2, 3-4, and 5+.
In Early 2020, The office of the Vice Chancellor - Student Affairs revisited the plan to address the needs a changing campus community. The plan was reassessed to include support and planning efforts to address the health and safety of Tritons, innovate a new virtual learning environment and announce efforts to combat anti-blackness. The plan is currently in the implementation phase in partnership with the VCSA Assessment and Evaluation team.
We want to thank all of those who participated and invite comments and feedback at vcsa@ucsd.edu
Links to Additional Planning Information
Student Affairs Impact Report
The annual Impact Report is a collection of submissions, accolades, achievements and recognitions that highlight the work of UC San Diego's Division of Student Affairs.