Student Affairs Strategic Plan 23 153. Install soundproofing in all counseling offices to improve auditory privacy for students. 154. Equip the Student Center with a washer and dryer to meet the custodial, intramurals, residential, and other support needs Student Affairs programs. 155. Install new wireless microphones and assistive listening devices in the Centennial Rooms. Objective 12. CREATE HIGH QUALITY STUDENT ENVIRONMENTS: The spaces students live, study, and engage say a lot about our culture of care and concern for their success and well-being. 156. Level out the Washington Street Parking Lot entrance at Wolves Memorial Suites consistent with the Master Plan (65, December 2023). 157. Add a curbed median to the Washington Street Lot to improve safety and winter parking, consistent with the Master Plan (65, December 2023). 158. Working with the City of Aberdeen, spray for mosquitoes right before opening weekend so that students can enjoy outdoor campus activities during Wolf Pack Welcome. 159. Working with the City of Aberdeen, resurface Washington Street and the adjacent sidewalks to improve accessibility and safety. Objective 13. ENCOURAGE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: Engagement in one’s student experience contributes to a sense of belonging and thereby their persistence at college - Northern SEM Plan. 160. Develop a Welcome Folder for all new student organizations that includes essential materials, resources, and guidance designed to support their successful launch, engagement, and long-term retention. 161. Create a Student Organization Advisor Engagement Plan to provide training, expectations, and regular check-ins for faculty/staff advisors to increase their effectiveness in supporting student organizations. 162. Develop and assess two tangible (e.g., knowledge or skills) and two emotional (e.g., confidence or sense of belonging) learning outcomes for HOWL and Wolf Pack Welcome, aligning with CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education, and incorporate these outcomes into the post-event survey.14 163. Develop and implement standardized annual training for Orientation Leaders that aligns with HOWL and Wolf Pack Welcome learning outcomes and equips leaders to effectively support both student success and the experience. 164. Launch a “Start a Student Organization” campaign each semester to educate students on the benefits and process of forming an organization, including info sessions, tabling events, and easy-to-follow resources on the Knowledge Base. 165. Transition student organization training to an evidence-based, multimodal, and comprehensive program that incentivizes leadership development to create a thriving, engaged, student leadership culture.15 166. Partnering with Marketing and Communications, offer a “Headshot Day” for student organization members and Student Affairs student employees to provide professional photos for use in promotional materials, professional social media profiles, organizational branding, and personal career materials. 167. Working with Admissions, import ACT data on H.S. involvement into Slate to better message students to encourage engagement. 168. Working with the First Year Seminar, offer the first FYS class session during Wolf Pack Welcome Weekend with an approved lesson plan. 169. Collaborate with campus partners to bring student leaders together during fall move-in for a Student Leadership Summit focused on leadership development and connection. 14For example ”Students who participate in HOWL will report feeling ‘prepared’ or ‘very prepared’ for the start of the semester and Students who attended HOWL will indicate that they made a meaningful connection with a peer, Orientation Leader, or staff/faculty member during orientation.” 15Student satisfaction with Annual Student Organization Training is low. It is currently conducted at the beginning of each semester for two hours and is not engaging.
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