Division of Student Affairs

Mission/Vision/Strategic Goals
 

Mission Statement

The Clemson University Division of Student Affairs creates supportive environments and innovative opportunities for student learning. We promote individual student excellence, invite collaboration and discovery, and challenge students to take responsibility as members of a diverse, global community.

To Achieve this Mission We:

  1. Create caring, safe and healthy environments that support student learning;
  2. Provide innovative opportunities for student learning, especially in the areas of self-knowledge, leadership and communication, and social responsibility;
  3. Promote individual student achievement and excellence in academic pursuits and beyond;
  4. Invite individual and collective discovery through relationships, partnerships, and collaborations with students, faculty, staff, parents and other members of our community;
  5. Challenge students to understand, embrace, and act in accordance with their responsibilities as members of a diverse, global community.

Vision Statement

Clemson University’s vision is to become a top-20 institution. In support of this vision, Student Affairs will provide an exemplary, comprehensive and integrated student life curriculum, resulting in the nation’s most engaged, satisfied, and successful student body.

To this end, the following are strategic goals for the next 5-10 years:

  1. Increase undergraduate retention and student engagement

    Success Indicators:
    • Increase retention and graduation rates for selected populations
    • Enhance students’ understanding of community expectations
    • Improved engagement scores (NSSE)
    • Enhance satisfaction scores (EBI and SSI)
    • Enhance student learning in areas of self-knowledge, leadership and communication, social responsibility, and life skills application
  2. Expand diversity education to include a broader range of students

    Success Indicators:
    • Increase participation in diversity training programs
    • Improve engagement scores related to diversity (NSSE and EBI)
    • Increase diversity among student involvement with student affairs programs and activities
    • Enhance student learning in areas of self-knowledge, leadership and communication, social responsibility, and life skills application
  3. Develop new support programs for graduate students

    Success Indicators:
    • Increase graduate student satisfaction with student services
    • Offer four new services to meet the needs of graduate students
    • Increase involvement of graduate students in student affairs program offerings
  4. Expand leadership education and civic engagement opportunities for students

    Success Indicators:
    • Identify intentional leadership experiences across the Division of Student Affairs
    • Identify intentional community service experiences across the Division of Student Affairs
    • Maintain or improve engagement scores related to leadership and civic engagement (NSSE)
    • Increase national recognition of service-learning and community service activities
    • Seek collaborative academic Leadership Certificate with the College of Health, Education and Human Development
    • Pursue a Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification of Community Engagement as well as the President’s Honor Roll recognition for Clemson University
    • Increase satisfaction of students, faculty and community agencies in community service projects
    • Enhance student learning in areas of self-knowledge, leadership and communication, social responsibility, and life skill application
  5. Expand student affairs facilities for greater student involvement/learning and more efficient delivery of campus and community services

    Success Indicators:
    • Work with campus and community partners to ensure recreation, entertainment, and academically-based programs and facilities are further developed at Cooper Recreation Area
    • Increase student use of Campus Life facilities
    • Secure student support for and build “Core Precinct”
    • Build a Municipal Services Complex
    • Improve user satisfaction with all Student Affairs facilities/services
    • Expand and renovate Redfern Health Center
    • Complete Comprehensive Housing and Student Life Master Plan and implement recommendations
    • Maximize potential of Littlejohn Coliseum as a multipurpose venue
  6. Ensure a healthy, safe and “well campus” for all members of the Clemson community

    Success Indicators:
    • Reduce high-risk, unhealthy behaviors and increase self-reported healthy behaviors
    • Decrease behaviors resulting in PTI referrals
    • Improve student satisfaction scores (SSI)
    • Increase participation in health, wellness, and/or safety-related programs
    • Increase number of campus referrals of students, faculty, and staff in need of assistance through CARE Network
    • Enhance student learning in areas of self-knowledge, leadership and communication, social responsibility, and life skills application