CLIMBING NEW PEAKS

Objective 1: Strengthen and celebrate the authenticity of our small-campus culture through increased focus on student participation and satisfaction.

• Assess student programming interests across various demographics at the Rapid City, Ellsworth, and Spearfish campuses.

• Establish a Leadership certificate program.

• Increase student participation in the NSSE survey.

• Improve the training and the number of campus staff members who support student engagement.

Objective 2: Enhance the student residential experience through engaging residential curriculum and through scheduled infrastructure and facility upgrades.

• Create and maintain compelling Living Learning Community options for our students.

• Develop a sustainable replacement schedule for the furniture and fixtures in each residence hall.

• Improve the Student Union facilities and program offerings.

Objective 3: Implement student-centered policies, procedures, and services to simplify all non-academic student-campus transactions.

• Improve campus safety by fully staffing the Public Safety Office.

• Assess and streamline all student-facing policies and procedures.

• Revamp the current bias-response system.

• Increase the quality, clarity, and timeliness of campus communications.

• Assist students as they explore and identify their academic majors.

• Increase internship opportunities in the Black Hills region.

• Offer robust leadership training for students.

• Improve student readiness for job searches and career planning.

• Launch an expanded Career Center.

• Complete the transition to a professional advising model.

• Improve tutoring and supplemental instruction.

• Develop work-study internships throughout the University.