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Division of Student Affairs
Budget Report
FACULTY BUDGET
COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Student Affairs Mission
Student Affairs is committed to student success at
the University of Mary Washington. We create a cocurricular experience in concert with the academic
mission that supports each student by challenging
individuals to learn, to grow, and to lead. Our
activities, opportunities, and services inspire
students to identify a life of meaning and to become
engaged, responsible global citizens.
Student Affairs Mission – A Second Look
Student Affairs is committed to student success at
the University of Mary Washington. We create a cocurricular experience in concert with the academic
mission that supports each student by challenging
individuals to learn, to grow, and to lead. Our
activities, opportunities, and services inspire
students to identify a life of meaning and to become
engaged, responsible global citizens.
To Accomplish the Mission….
Enhance STUDENT SUCCESS and LEARNING
• Maximize student services
provide essential needs, services, and
engagement (Maslow)
• Support student connections
challenge and support
• Help create “seamless learning” environment
integrate learning in and out-of-class
Co-curricular Learning
Seamless Learning:
 Where the combination of in-class and out-of-class
life increases student learning
 Academic inquiry + out-of-class activity = learning
Where a student’s love of learning is continual
in and out of class -- where“…student learning is not
restricted to class periods.”
John Gardner
From the Experts…
“ Student learning is increased when… students are
actively involved in the educational process and have
the opportunity to apply material learned while
maintaining meaningful interactions with faculty, staff,
and peers.” Pascarella and Terenzini
“A holistic approach to talent development as the guiding
institutional philosophy creates a powerful learning
environment.” George Kuh
Student Development
 How students make meaning
 Cognitive
– Perry, Gilligan
 How students interact with their community
 Psychosocial and Identity Development
 Chickering, Cass, Cross
 How students make decisions
 Moral – Kolberg
Strategic Plan
 Goal # 2 - To create a distinctive UMW experience,
excellent quality of University life, and a studentcentered environment
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Develop an integrated first-year experience
Create a student leadership program
Promote excellence in athletics
Encourage engagement in the community
Advance student wellness
Develop facilities that support student life (campus center and
residence hall renovation)
 Goal # 3 - Promote diversity and inclusion
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Engage University community in diversity initiatives
Center for Honor, Leadership, & Service
VISION STATEMENT
To inspire and prepare Mary Washington students to lead lives
grounded in the values of honor, leadership, and service.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Center is to place honor, leadership, and service
at the heart of a distinctive and meaningful Mary Washington
experience; to promote a “seamless” education, where the
boundaries between curricular and co-curricular learning merge;
and to foster collaboration among all members of the UMW
community.
What is the Center?
 A collaboration among UMW faculty, Student
Affairs, and other constituencies on campus
 Involves all members of the community in creating
seamless learning opportunities - breaking down
barriers between “curricular” and “co-curricular”
 Provides work space and professional support for
honor, leadership, and service-related activities
What the Center Does
Service
Leadership
 AT&T Leadership Colloquium
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Advise COAR
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 Leadership coursework
 Workshops for student leaders
10+ programs weekly
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8-10 major service initiatives each year
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Collaborate with faculty on service
learning
 Leadership mentoring
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Honors Program projects
Honor
 Advise the Honor Council
 Faculty training on academic integrity
 Honor programming for students
 Academic research on integrity
Student Life
The research literature in higher education clearly
indicates that the quality and quantity of student
engagement with the University—academically,
socially, and culturally—are keys to student
development, satisfaction, and retention. In order for
the University of Mary Washington to fulfill its mission
as a premier institution of higher learning, it must
ensure that all students have opportunities for an
excellent quality of life and high levels of engagement.
Student Life (continued)
Student Life focuses on providing information and
resources for the acquisition of interpersonal and
leadership skills; for service to others; for selfdiscipline and adherence to agreed-upon community
values. This office fosters involvement in out-of-class
experiences, responsibility for in-class experiences,
and the acquisition of skills and abilities for life-long
learning, and for living a healthy, productive and
creative life.
Student Life Agencies
 Judicial Affairs: Ray Tuttle
 Campus Recreation: Mark Mermelstein
 James Farmer Multicultural Center: Marion Sanford
 Student Activities and Engagement: Joe Mollo
 Residence Life and Commuter Student Services:
Chris Porter
 University Police: Chief, Eddie Perry
Student Life Supports
 Providing 24/7 support and emphasizing student
learning through the ongoing advocacy of a
distinctive student experience that leads to enhanced
levels of satisfaction, student retention, and
institutional connectedness.
 Seamless Learning: supporting the curricular
objectives of the University through the
programmatic emphasis on Student Affairs learning
outcomes, and focusing on accountability for
academic engagement.
UMW Cares/BIT
Through collaborative efforts, the goals of the UMW
Cares and BIT teams are to:
 Identify issues of concern
 Prevent situations that may compromise the safety of
the UMW community, or impede the academic
progress of students
 Reduce the risk of violence on campus
 By the coordination of resources, promote the safety
and well-being of all members of the University
community
Counseling and Psychological Services
(CAPS)
Mission: Through assessment, counseling and
psychotherapy, consultation and outreach, CAPS
works to enhance student learning and reduce
psychological distress both by: a) empowering and
encouraging students to be responsible for their
development; and, b) intervening clinically with
students when necessary. CAPS aids students in the
acquisition of skills and abilities that result in
increased self-efficacy, increased understanding of self
and others, and enhanced ability to meet future
challenges as capable and productive members of
society.
CAPS Services
 Provide comprehensive mental health services to
undergraduates: individual and group therapy,
psychiatric consultation, crisis services, case
management, and consultations to UMW
community.
 Prevention and outreach services to UMW and local
community.
 Train future mental health professionals through our
graduate internship program.
BIT and UMW CARES
 CAPS staff participate in all Behavioral Intervention Team
meetings. Staff members work closely with Dean Rucker to
respond to students.
 BIT team uses collaborative model and identifies students
in need and uses local resources to assist students. Not all
universities have a collaborative model.
 Students are presenting with complex mental health issues
and need for psychiatric care.
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128% increase over past two years in BIT meetings.
Increase in hospitalizations.
 Ongoing collaboration with local hospitals which allows
students to get appropriate treatment and remain at school
or return when appropriate.
Residence Life and Commuter Student Services
 18 on-campus residential communities housing
approximately 2700 students
 Approximately half of residential spaces do not have air
conditioning
 Only one-third of residential spaces are handicap
accessible
 Nine-member professional staff provide on-call coverage
year-round/24 hours-a-day
 Generates $8 million in
UMW revenue
Physical Environment: Safe and Comfortable
 Work with Facilities to maintain current facilities in
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proper working order;
Maintain on-going relationship with Housekeeping
to ensure proper levels of cleanliness;
Create expectations and a process to hold students
accountable for the care of the physical facility;
Quickly respond to potentially hazardous situations
to minimize damage and potential injury;
Compose and update Continuity of Operations Plan.
Community Safety: Behavioral
and Emergency Operations
 Establish behavioral expectations for residents and
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guests. Hold students accountable via judicial system;
Encourage students to participate in the roommate
agreement process and to mediate conflict;
Compose and regularly update Emergency Operations
Plan. Participate in Emergency Operations Team;
Participate in well-checks, Behavioral Intervention Team
meetings, and UMW Cares;
Participate in a collaborative relationship with
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board for
after hours mental health emergencies.
Connection, Leadership, and Self-Actualization
 Work with UMW Faculty to develop living/learning
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communities for incoming first-year students;
Provide leadership opportunities through staff positions,
complex councils, advisory boards, Association of
Residence Halls and National Residence Hall Honorary;
Design and implement residential education focusing on
a six-step decision-making model. Challenge students to
make well-informed and sound decisions;
Support programming to help expose students to
diversity;
Provide individual attention.
Commuter Student Services
 One-third of UMW students reside off-campus;
 Support off-campus students and connect them with
University and community resources;
 Educate students regarding civic responsibilities;
 Work with Student Government Association and
Commuter Student Association to develop programs
to support excellent town/gown relationships.
What is in the future for RLCSS?
 Online housing system to allow students more
flexibility in room and roommate selection, reduce
amount of time spent selecting a room, and provide
for more innovative selection methods;
 Off-campus housing resource that provides support
to students seeking off-campus housing;
 Systematic furniture replacements in the residence
halls to support a safe and comfortable environment;
 Planning for on-going renovation of residence halls.
Athletics Mission and Values
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We serve as the front porch and most visible aspect of the campus.
We don’t play at UMW, we play for UMW.
Athletic contests and accomplishments provide thousands of dollars of
free media exposure to UMW each year.
Athletic camps bring thousands of prospective students on campus each
summer.
We are actively involved all year in community engagement activities
throughout the region.
Student-athletes serve as positive role models on and off campus.
We are an economic driver in the region, with over 100 visiting teams per
year coming to Fredericksburg, pumping tens of thousands of dollars into
the local economy.
We play to win, but always with honor. Sportsmanship, compliance, and fair
play are cornerstone values.
UMW Athletics
Goals
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To recruit, retain, and graduate quality
student-athletes who will become engaged
alumni.
To be competitively successful at the
conference, regional, and national level.
To provide a quality student-athlete
experience that is safe, nurturing, and
instills the values of leadership, teamwork,
and sportsmanship.
To maximize available resources and
identify new funding opportunities.
To align with the mission of the University
and serve as a prominent advocate for the
University.
Facts and Figures
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23 varsity sports and almost 500 studentathletes. Coaches recruit regionally and
nationally throughout the year.
26 FT staff members and 40 PT assistant
coaches (no FT asst. coaches). All head
coaches hold faculty status and actively
teach. 4 are tenured Associate Professors.
Compete in NCAA Division III, the largest of
the three divisions with 450 schools. There
are no athletic scholarships in DIII.
Member of the Capital Athletic Conference,
along with sister institution CNU.
Our student athletic fee is among the lowest
in the state.
Goal is to raise over $100,000 per year in
program support.
QUESTIONS