Building our Future
WSU Pullman Student Affairs is engaging in building a strategic plan for 2025-2028. The plan will encapsulate the five strategic goals listed below, provide measurable outlines, and support the broader strategic plans of WSU Pullman and the WSU system.
Five Strategic Goals
- Health and Well-Being — Enhance health and well-being opportunities to support individual fulfillment, reduce behavioral risk, and increase learning capacity.
- Student Support and Advocacy — Provide comprehensive support for students and their families.
- Student Engagement — Ensure all students (e.g., transfers, veterans, international, spring admits, underrepresented, first generation, etc.) can have the Coug Experience.
- Organizational Excellence and Operational Efficiency — Continuously review programs, services, and operations to ensure the highest level of operational efficiency.
- Residential and Campus Experience — Provide students with programming, opportunities, and spaces to connect, engage, and grow; which is at the core of our student success efforts.
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2024-2025 Strategic Planning Workgroup
The following individuals have been nominated and approved by their supervisors to serve on the Student Affairs Strategic Planning Workgroup:
- Romando Nash, Vice Chancellor’s Office (co-chair)
- Kim Holapa, Vice Chancellor’s Office (co-chair)
- Jenna Hyatt, Vice Chancellor’s Office
- Sean Greene, Vice Chancellor’s Office
- Erin Carroll, Executive Director, Strategy and Communication
- Dan Welter, Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life
- Sarah Larson, Director, Residential Dining and Dining Services
- Jessica Perone, Assistant Director of Engaged Living, Center for Civic Engagement
- Amy Chadwick, Assistant Director of Medical Services Operations
- Arturo Gavilanes, Climbing Wall and Challenge Program Coordinator, University Recreation
- Don Brabb, Dining Services Information Systems Coordinator, Administrative Services Information Systems
- Laura Coughenour, Assistant Director, Finance & Administration
- Carrie Ben-Yisrael, Director, TRIO Student Support Services
- Desiree Valdez Chavez, Assistant Director of Residence Life
- Rodrigo Spears-Ortiz, Assistant Director, Center for Community Standards
- Jessica Samuels, Assistant Director of MSS/AASC Retention Counselor
- Rebekah MillerMacPhee, Assistant Director, Health Education
All student affairs employees and numerous campus colleagues will be invited to provide feedback throughout the strategic planning process.
- Romando Nash, Vice Chancellor’s Office (co-chair)
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Timeline
August 2024
- Discuss the planning calendar for the semester.
- Discuss our mission, vision, and goals.
- Review the WSU Pullman Strategic Plan, strategic plans developed by various Student Affairs departments, and the strategic priorities outlined in my previous email.
September 2024
- Provide a first draft of the mission and vision statements and a review of our strategic priorities.
- Communicate the value of strategic planning at the all-staff meeting.
October 2024
- Share a draft of the mission, vision, values, and goals.
- Solicit feedback from Student Affairs staff on the mission, vision, values, and goals.
November 2024
- Receive feedback from Student Affairs staff on the mission, vision, values, and goals.
- Develop instructions for writing SMART objectives.
- Provide departments with instructions on writing SMART objectives to coincide with the goals of Student Affairs and sunsetting programs.
- Begin to develop the communication plan (e.g., brochure, website, posters, quarterly reports, database, and launch event) for launching the strategic plan in February/March.
December 2024
- Visit with departments to discuss SMART objectives and sunsetting.
- Continue developing the communication plan.
January 2025
- Departments submit first drafts of SMART objectives and sunset plans to the Strategic Planning Workgroup and Executive Leadership Team.
- Solicit feedback from campus partners.
- Begin to develop promotional items.
February 2025
· Departments receive feedback from the Vice Chancellor and Executive Leadership team on their SMART objectives.
- Continue to solicit feedback from campus partners.
- Finalize promotional items.
March 2025
- Submit final drafts of SMART objectives.
- Integrate the mission, vision, goals, and objectives into a strategic planning document.
April 2025
Launch event for WSU Pullman Student Affairs Strategic Plan 2025-2028.
- Discuss the planning calendar for the semester.