Student Affairs Strategic Plan 19 84. Establish a Student Advisory Board for Campus Recreation and Intramurals. 85. Engage staff and faculty in intramural participation by offering at least one “faculty/staff vs. students” event per year. 86. Conduct a biennial CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education formal program evaluation, and impact assessment to measure growth, retention, and student satisfaction. 87. Pilot a low-cost entry fee structure for select leagues to assess financial sustainability without discouraging participation. 88. Launch a “community punch card” program where Aberdeen community members can purchase the punch card and partake in certain Campus Recreation and Intramural events (i.e. Noon Ball). 89. Launch at least two wellness-based intramural activities per semester (e.g., walking challenges, yoga in the park, group fitness challenges, hiking meetups, or social bike rides). 90. Develop and implement a space reservation model and process consistent with the priority order of space use for the Dacotah Hall Gym.8 91. Partnering with Athletics, market the Fitness Center to general students. 92. Add locker rooms with showers near the Fitness Center to support campus wellness. Objective 7. ENHANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Consistent with Northern’s mission to “enrich the local and regional community”; our Strategic Priority to “prepare students to be engaged citizens”; and the value of “building a culture of inclusion, belonging and collegiality that respects diversity in knowledge, culture and worldview”, Student Affairs will launch a student program to serve as a volunteer clearinghouse, support service learning, and create programming to encourage cross-cultural dialogue and civic engagement. Continue to invest in the Salvation Army Mobile Market and Pantry, Wolves Vote, the Unity Walk, Free Speech Week, and Discover Aberdeen. 93. Create and receive approval for a mission, vision, and learning outcomes for the program. 94. Designate space in the Student Center. 95. Request and receive a GAF and University budget. 96. Hire a coordinator and open an office to begin serving students. Objective 8. PROMOTE WELLNESS: Wellness is the prerequisite for student success — it is difficult to be an engaged learner if students are not well or do not have access to wellness programs. We believe in holistic wellness and prevention programs as cost-efficient interventions that prevent illness and harm before it can ever occur. 97. Utilize POSTVENTION: A Guide for Response to Suicide on College Campuses (or similar) to host postvention suicide training for key university leaders and stakeholders.9 Higher Learning Commission Criteria for Accreditation 1.C. Mission and Diversity of Society. The institution provides opportunities for civic engagement in a diverse, multicultural society and globally connected world, as appropriate within its mission and for the constituencies it serves. 8First priority is Intramural and Campus Recreation, then general student use, followed by athletic, and finally academic. 9See https://hemha.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jed-hemha-postvention-guide_copyright.pdf One advantage of not having a strategic plan is that failure comes as a complete surprise.” George Shultz Economist, Businessman, and Diplomat
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