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We Put Students First
We provide resources to co-create an inclusive, innovative community where students thrive.
We empower and challenge students to cultivate their well-being, empathy, resilience, civic engagement, and advocacy. We support the holistic development of students through curricular and co-curricular learning experiences that enhance their sense of purpose, belonging, and lifelong success.
Goal 1: Transform students through co-curricular learning experiences so that they contribute to a diverse society.
Objectives
- Offer curricular and co-curricular experiences that promote personal growth, career readiness, and lifelong learning.
- Map and assess learning experiences to UMD's Co-Curricular Learning Outcomes; attend to equity issues.
- Build experiences for students to explore interests and develop skills and agency to participate actively in their learning and development.
- Increase collaborations with student, divisional, academic, and other campus partners to enhance students' access to and use of programs and resources.
Goal 2: Prioritize physical, mental, and social well-being grounded in self-understanding.
Objectives
- Develop definitions and aspirations grounded in national trends to unite campus efforts related to students' well-being, and physical and mental health.
- Assess, reimagine, and recreate current programmatic, resource and service offerings.
- Implement culturally relevant and equity-centered resources and programs that meet the present moment.
- Promote efforts grounded in Divisional values to enhance the well-being of all students and the community.
- Strengthen collaborations with students, campus partners, alumni, families, and the local community to enhance holistic student wellness.
Goal 3: Empower students to develop a sense of belonging and agency.
Objectives
- Cultivate pathways for developing community through civic engagement, campus employment, student organizations, and residence hall communities.
- Educate the campus community about the role that students, families, staff, faculty, alumni, and administrators have in empowering students’ equitable access and utilization of existing campus resources.
- Empower students to use and practice their agency to co-create inclusive communities and environments that prioritize accessibility, safety and well-being.
- Collaborate with students to identify and resolve inequities and injustices, eliminate barriers, and increase access to success in college, career, and life beyond UMD.