NSU_Student_Affairs_Strategic_Action_Plan

Message from the Dean of Students: e Student A airs Strategic Action Plan (2021-2025) was cra ed in the fall of 2020 by the Student A airs team to clearly articulate our values, prioritize our work, and bring our team together in a healthy work environment. We aspire to advocate for student development, wellness, and engagement – the prerequisites for student success. ese Objectives and Key Results will help us make resource decisions and provide team members with clear expectations. is plan was created to advance our vision of an active and engaged campus community. With our value proposition clearly stated, we con dently move forward to make greater contribututions to our Campus of Distinction . is plan was developed despite a global pandemic and with the knowledge that hard times require bold leadership and a recommitment to what matters: our students. Good strategic plans generate energy, inspire buy-in, and help spur the hard conversations necessary for growth and improvement. We believe we have achieved that goal and appreciate you joining us on this journey. If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions for this Strategic Action Plan, please e-mail me at sean.blackburn@northern.edu. Go Wolves! Sean Blackburn Dean of Students Message from the President: Our commitment at Northern State University is to provide students with a rich and distinctive experience. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that students are prepared – inside and outside of the classroom – to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Now more than ever, our democracy needs dedicated citizen leaders ready to unleash their potential. ere is nowhere better to learn these leadership and engagement skills than at a high caliber liberal arts institution like Northern! Dean of Students, Sean Blackburn, and his team have developed a Strategic Action Plan for Student A airs (2021-2025). is plan was created to advance our vision of an active and engaged campus community. When achieved, the Objectives of this plan will create a more welcoming, safe, healthy, and engaging campus community dedicated to student success. Others are committed to increasing auxiliary revenue, providing more parent and family engagement, and helping develop the professional sta who work daily with our students. I’m proud of our Student A airs team and congratulate them on a quick, inclusive, and achievable Strategic Action Plan. ank you for joining their e orts to improve our student experience and for being part of the next chapter at Northern State University. Go Wolves! President Timothy M. Downs 2020–21 Student Affairs Team: Heather R. Aldentaler - Cory J. Anderson - Assia N. Baker - Kelly A. Bindenagel – Sean S. Blackburn Janie L. Borkowski - Megan J. Frewaldt - Jerilyn K. Mielke - Mathew J. Muston - Melanie K. Neiber - Erin M. Olson Marty L. Sabolo - O cer Angela R. Senger - Amy Untereiner - Anna Weisser - Bradley D. Wolfe Sean Blackburn Dean of Students, Northern State University Timothy M. Downs President, Northern State University Student Affairs | Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025 3 Land Acknowledgment Northern State University (NSU) acknowledges South Dakota as the ancestral territory of the Santee, Yankton, and Teton Lakota, which is an alliance known as the Oceti Sakowin (o-che-tee sha-koh-ween) (Seven Council Fires). Oceti Sakowin is historically known as the Sioux by non-Native people. e nine Native Nations that share the state’s geography include: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe. Northern State University acknowledges that before this land was called South Dakota, it was home to many Native Nations indigenous to this area. It is with profound respect that we acknowledge the indigenous peoples of this land past, present and future.