Division of Student Affairs Black

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Division of Student AffairsBlack Gold
CommitteeFOCUS on STUDENTS
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Why the focus on improvement?
Statistics from annual Senior Survey
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Black Gold Goals

• Student success satisfaction
• Learning competency
• Realistic expectations
• Connections within community
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Student well-being
• Accountability
• Learning environment
• Student services

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Division of Student AffairsBlack Gold
Initiatives
Action Teams Commission on Student Leadership
Spirit Commission Student Success Center Action
Team Communication Committee
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Commission on Student Leadership

• Increase awareness of involvement opportunities
• Increase participation in extracurricular
  activities
• Provide leadership on campus/community
• Improve coordination of leadership development
  opportunities

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Commission on Student LeadershipInitiatives

• Develop Leadership Resource binders
• Promote binder availability
• Assess student needs and evaluate campus
  leadership programs/services
• Transfer campus leadership skills/experience to
  the community
• Seek campus/community support

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Spirit Commission

• Celebrate campus diversity
• Social/recreational activities
• Union as community gathering place
• Report on spirit activities

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Spirit Commission Initiatives

• Mission statement
• Grow membership
• Seek input

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Student Success Center Action Team

• Coordination of student services
• Enhanced service access
• Improved communication
• Increased student satisfaction
• Information dissemination, troubleshooting,
  referral

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Student Success Center Action Team Initiatives

• Best practices in customer services
• Virtual Student Success Center
• Branding
• Networking
• Reference/resource guide
• Visionary design for physical Student Success
  Center

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Communication Committee

• Promote Black Gold goals of the Division of
  Student Affairs
• Provide communication support for the DSA action
  teams
• Develop innovative communication initiatives

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Communication Committee Initiatives

• Creation of a Student Affairs Black Gold
  newsletter
• Development of the Student Affairs annual Report
  Card
• Continued coordination of communication needs of
  the Student Affairs Black Gold action teams

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Division of Student Affairs Trivia

• 31 Departments

357 Full time employees
1724 student workers
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Do you know that

• If everyone in Student Affairs offered ONE idea
  to help improve student success, the division
  would be able to contribute in 2081 ways?!

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And Always THINK TWO!
A student should not be more than two clicks, two
calls, two emails, two contacts away from getting
the help they need.
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Living the Black Gold Goals
Educate yourself about available student services
and resources.
Encourage your co-workers to think TWO and Black
Gold!
Remember that the students are YOUR customers and
treat them as you expect to be treated when you
are the customer.
Think about improvements that will enhance the
student experience.
SMILE, and say HELLO!
Make the Black Gold goals part of your yearly
performance expectations.
Give correct directions
Ask, Can I help you?
Show your support and spirit and attend athletic,
arts and cultural events.
Talk up UW-Milwaukee to your friends and
relatives.
Call people by their name.
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Become a Black Gold Team Member!

• Join your colleagues in the division and the
  larger campus community and get involved!
• Talk and walk the Black and Gold values
• Do something positive each day
• Join an action team
• Be a role model
• Make a difference
• Contribute to creating a better community
• Make student success your priority!

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Thank you for your time AND your support!