Pillars and Goals
The four core Pillars of our 2024-29 Strategic Plan represent fundamental areas of focus that guide our Division's efforts.
In alignment with our Pillars, the following Goals are specific, measurable outcomes that Student Affairs and Campus Life aims to achieve over the course of our five-year Strategic Plan.
Development of these Goals – as well as the strategies and initiatives that support their implementation – is informed by our Division's Mission and Values, ensuring that all of our efforts are rooted in the same foundational principles that promote academic success and holistic student development at UC San Diego.
Resourceful Resilience
Optimize adaptability, compassion, and creativity to enhance efficient resource utilization.
Goals
- Establish unified standards and core competencies to enhance the delivery of student services.
- Increase awareness of available student-centered resources and programs through targeted outreach and adaptive communication strategies.
- Revolutionize student services to counter the regional housing crisis.
- Secure external funding to expand and enhance student support, success, and resilience.
- Dismantle barriers to space and resources through the deployment of a shared services model.
Technological Empowerment
Embrace equitable use of emerging technologies to foster curiosity, access, and trust.
Goals
- Utilize technology to improve awareness and understanding of policies, procedures, and resources to benefit the student experience.
- Establish indicators and measurements of progress through critical socioeconomic and social justice perspectives.
- Implement processes for continuous learning, communicating outcomes, and innovative professional development to improve the staff experience.
- Enable infrastructure for Campus Activation to deliver high-impact student experiences.
Inclusive Belonging
Cultivate student-centered engagement and connection while celebrating diverse intersectional identities.
Goals
- Collaborate with the Undergraduate Colleges, the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Academic Schools to enhance and scale equitable student success outcomes and high-impact practices.
- Facilitate the growth of intercultural competencies and co-curricular connections by empowering student-centered organizations.
- Foster a culture of care and well-being through collaborative efforts and partnerships.
- Advance the Campus Activation initiative to solidify UC San Diego as a welcoming destination for diverse arts, vibrant culture, and experiential engagement.
- Enhance current partnerships and forge new collaborations to further center the staff experience.
Communal Responsibility
Demonstrate accountability via transparent, equitable, and data-informed practices.
Goals
- Embrace high-impact practices that nurture the importance of our commitments to local and global communities.
- Foster lasting intercampus and global relationships that prioritize reciprocity and mutual benefit for students, staff, and community partners.
- Amplify the visibility and accessibility of equity-focused programs and services for the Triton community.
- Support robust, student-centric assessment processes that evaluate the effectiveness of current and future programs and services.
- Improve student participation in high-impact practices; including paid internships, undergraduate research, and post-graduate career readiness and placement.
Feedback Welcome
If you have any questions, comments, or feedback about the 2024-29 Student Affairs and Campus Life Strategic Plan, please contact Kirby Knipp.
