Behind the Plan

Behind the Plan

Background

Beginning in May 2019, Student Affairs engaged a 2025 planning process in alignment with University strategic planning.

Student Affairs committed to planning as a primary means to provide a shared vision to advance the University of Georgia and Student Affairs missions, enrich student learning and support student development and growth, and create an even more valuable and memorable student experience at UGA.

Directors of departments across Student Affairs, along with the division’s senior Administrative Team, other key staff, students, and numerous campus stakeholders participated in or supported three concurrent working groups, which met for nearly six months in 2019. The working groups were broadly organized around the three interrelated strategies now at the heart of the plan: Essential Skills, Engagement, and Well-being and Success.

The working groups examined each strategy in depth and considered available data, student perspectives, faculty and staff experience, organizational and operational needs, current resources, and potential opportunities. In particular, the groups sought opportunities to ensure that Student Affairs creates an even more meaningful experience for all students, utilizes resources most effectively, and integrates fully with institutional goals and the work of key stakeholders.

The efforts of the three working groups led directly to the emergence of the priorities and opportunities featured in this plan.

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