STUDENT AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT (2025-2026) 4 Student Affairs at Northern State University ENGAGED LEARNERS: We seek engaged learners who create inclusive communities, actively participate in university life, connect classroom learning to real-world experiences, and integrate their education into a broader understanding of the world around them. Engaged students achieve greater academic success, persist to graduation, and are more likely to maintain meaningful connections with the university after graduation. Northern alumni apply the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained both inside and outside the classroom to make positive contributions to their communities, the state of South Dakota, and the nation. Student Affairs advances Northern State University’s student success agenda through student engagement, holistic wellness, exceptional student-centered services, and the goals outlined in the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2025-30). Student Affairs includes Campus Recreation and Intramurals; Campus Safety; Community Service and Civic Engagement; Counseling Services; the Dean of Students Office; Dining Services; New Student Programs; the Northern State Welcome Desk; Residence Life; Student Accessibility Services; Student Activities and Involvement; the Student Center; the Student Government Association; Student Health Services; Student Organizations; Student Rights and Responsibilities; Summer Camps and Conferences; Title IX; and Wellness and Prevention Services. VISION: To promote student success through engagement, holistic wellness, and providing excellent student-centered services. MISSION: To advance the student success agenda of Northern State University, we will: • Deliver safe, comfortable, affordable, and both physically and programmatically engaging housing and dining experiences for students living on campus; • Provide integrated wellness services to address physical and behavioral health; • Educate students; encourage personal accountability for their choices and actions; refer students to appropriate resources on and off-campus; • Engage students in leadership opportunities; provide educational, social, and entertaining programs and events; • Foster opportunities for students to provide feedback to the university and participate in shared governance. VALUES: Our values represent beliefs and principles that drive the culture and priorities of Student Affairs and provide the crucial framework within which decisions are made. Student Development: Creating services, environments, and programs that develop students along intellectual, cognitive, social, ethical, and identity dimensions. Personal and Social Responsibility: Educating students to strive for excellence, cultivate personal and academic integrity, contribute to a larger community, take seriously the perspectives of others, and develop competence in ethical and moral reasoning and action (Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2007).
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