NSU Student Affairs Strategic Plan 2025-2030

8 Student Affairs Strategic Plan Expand Student Engagement Opportunities: • Create a campus-wide, end-of-year student leadership recognition event. • Create a New Student Convocation tradition. • Expand outdoor electrical access for outdoor events and programs. • Revitalize the Residence Hall Association. • Recognize Tubaween as a new campus tradition. • Create a student traditions website. • Expand and improve Spring HOWL New Student Orientation. The Student Center: The Heart of the Campus Community: • Launch the Student Organization Hub. • Improve the heating and cooling in the Student Center Mall. • Update Student Center signage. • Replace the fireplaces in the Student Center. Advance Campus Safety: • Create and brand a Northern CARES Program. • Improve the operations and campus engagement of the campus police officer. • Administer the ARC3 Sexual Misconduct Survey. • Create an on-campus Sexual Violence Advocate Program. • Complete the Biennial Review of Alcohol and Drug Programs. • Host annual ALICE Active Shooter Trainings for faculty and staff. • Assess campus lighting and address areas of concern. • Audit and prepare recommendations to update and replace security cameras across campus. • Improve lighting and add security cameras to the Washington Street Parking Lot, McArthur-Welsh, and Kramer Residence Halls. Create Inclusive Communities: • Launch ACCESS Northern (student accommodations platform). • Readminister the SkyFactor Benchworks Campus Climate Survey. • Hire a Multicultural Student Affairs Coordinator. • Install accessible door openers in the Student Center. • Implement Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services for graduation. • Create a University Advisory Team on Disability and Accessibility. • Make a microphone available for use during all meetings with over 25 attendees. • Create a display in the Student Center highlighting South Dakota Tribal Flags. • Update the international flag display in the Student Center. • Transition Disability Services to Student Accessibility Services. Support Human Capital: • Transition to a Senior Secretary for Residence Life and Student Engagement Programs. • Transition to a Student Affairs Program Assistant. Key Results have been edited for brevity and clarity. See the original 2021-2025 Student Affairs Strategic plan for full descriptions and partnerships.

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