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Dear colleagues and friends of the Division of Student Affairs: I share with you the Division of Student Affairs 2018-2019 Annual Report. This report is an overview of the efforts of our division individually as units and the impact we are having together as a division. It was an exciting year for us as Residential Life and Sodexo Dining Services re-joined our division which helped enhance the co-curricular experiences of our students. At the conclusion of the academic year our Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Willie Banks concluded his 4th year at the university which allowed us to reflect on the ways in which our division was enhanced during his tenure. On June 3, 2019, I was appointed to a two year appointment as Interim VPSA. Selections from this past year include opening the Sycamore Pantry, a re-envisioned 1st floor of the Hulman Memorial Student Union including the opening of Starbucks and our Board of Trustees passing a health and wellness fee beginning in the fall of 2020. Moving forward we will be collaborating more throughout the university while embarking upon intentional co-curricular assessment throughout our programmatic units which will aid in informing our work in the future. Thank you for your continued support of our students, the Division of Student Affairs, and Indiana State University. Go Trees!
Dr. Andy Morgan Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
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DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT The goal of assessment in Student Affairs is to inform the work of our individual offices and division, specifically as it relates to student success, retention and our learning outcomes. The Division of Student Affairs partners with the Office of Institutional Research to collect quantitative data on programming participants. Additionally qualitative data is gathered from programming participants through a divisional survey.
Strategic Plan Goal One: STUDENT SUCCESS AND DEGREE COMPLETION Promote an environment that supports all facets of student success including accessibility to higher education, persistence support, and proactive well-being practices
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Desired Learning Outcomes INTRAPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Students who engage in Student Affairs programming will develop an integrated sense of personal identity that promotes decision-making skills for the betterment of self and community, as well as developing a personal code of ethics.
INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE Students who engage in Student Affairs programming will develop healthy, respectful, and collaborative relationships as citizens in the Indiana State community.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Students who engage in Student Affairs programming will demonstrate growth which reflects respect for diverse people and perspectives, a commitment to social justice, and an ability to apply that knowledge to creating safe, equitable communities.
COGNITIVE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS Students who engage in Student Affairs programming will acquire and use cognitive and practical skills that will enable them to live healthy, productive, and purposeful lives.
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PROGRAM PARTICIPANT SUCCESS AND RETENTION The Division of Student Affairs tracks student participation at programs and events throughout the academic year. The student’s identification numbers are then uploaded into Indiana State University’s Student Participation System. The following graphs provide a snapshot of those quantitative findings from Blue Reports:
DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS PARTICIPATION BY SEMESTER:
56%
3,951 FALL
3,042 SPRING
Data is reflective of fulltime, undergraduate enrollees, regardless of housing assignment.
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AVERAGE SEMESTER GPA 3.31 3.24 3.08 3.02 2.87 2.87 2.69 2.63
FALL TO SPRING RETENTION 96.28% 98.52% 97.06% 94.18% 92.47% 91.89% 83.19% 81.20%
Participants Non-participants
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Campus Recreation The Office of Campus Recreation maintains several facilities on the Indiana State campus focused on student activity and well-being. The Student Recreation Center had 192,908 total patron visits in 2018-2019 academic year. Campus Recreation also jointly operates the Health and Human Services Arena, which underwent a renovation and continued on into the 2018-2019 year. The updated facility will include: 6 multi-use courts with new Mondo rubber flooring, larger, updated restrooms and a new glass, west wall, which will provide an abundance of natural light. The Student Recreation Center welcomed an average of 5,404 unique student patrons per semester in 2018-2019, with 60% of those patrons visiting the Student Recreation Center 20 times or more per semester. Unique student patrons to the Student Recreation Center during the 2018-2019 academic year had an average GPA of 2.97, and an average retention rate of 91% to the following academic year. In 2018-2019, Campus Recreation organized 365 Intramural Sports teams with 3,592 participants and 16 Club Sport teams with 261 team members. Combined, Intramurals and Clubs sports teams competed in 744 individual events.
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3,301
85% retention rate
intramural participants
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1,130,875 DOOR COUNT
22,089 CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS
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Hulman Memorial Student Union The Hulman Memorial Student Union (HMSU) is the center of student activity at Indiana State University. The building is home to 12 unique departments, including 8 departments from within Student Affairs. In 2018-2019, the HMSU had a door count of 1,130,875 total visits. The HMSU Information Center had 22,089 customer interactions. HMSU’s meeting and activity spaces, Information Center tables, and dining suite hosted 3,717 reservations in 2018-2019.
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Campus Life The Office of Campus Life strives to provide co-curricular learning opportunities that foster a commitment to excellence in leadership, inclusion, pride and civility in our communities. Highlighted areas of Campus Life include: the Hulman Memorial Student Union Board, Homecoming and Spring Week Steering Committees, Student Marketing Company, and the Miss Indiana State University Scholarship Program. The staff team manages the Treehouse, which is an online platform for our 265 registered student organizations and 32 university departments. The Office of Campus Life offered our students 48 individual programs and events during 2018-2019, hosting a total program attendance of 3,964. The Student Marketing Company provides a wide range of marketing services for student organizations. Services include logo and t-shirt designs, flyers, and snapchat filter creations. Student Marketing Company assisted 60 organizations with their marketing needs during 2018-2019. Union Board is responsible for planning and implementing campus wide events. Some of the notable events include Create-a-Bear, Haunting in the Hulman (Haunted House), Sycamores CAN, and various bus trips -including the annual Pacers Game & Alumni Networking event in Indianapolis. Of the 60+ events planned by Union Board, thousands of students were engaged socially and educationally. Campus Life, held its fourth annual LeaderShape Institute immediately after the spring semester concluded. There were 45 student participants and staff facilitators, during the six-day program at Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, IL. This program challenges participants to lead with integrity™ while working towards a vision grounded in their deepest values. Participants explore not only what they want to do, but also who they want to be.
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3,964
STUDENT ATTENDANTS
8,500 ISU HOMECOMING PARADE SPECTATORS
$3,700
IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED THROUGH THE MISS INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
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TOTAL STUDENT INTERACTIONS
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Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center In 2018-2019, the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center (CEBAACC) provided more than countless unique programming events for students. There were 854 individual student office visits to the CEBAACC with over 200 of those students visiting 6 times or more. The Mentoring Assistance for Prospective Scholars Programs (MAPS) supported 59 students. MAPS is a program addressing keys issues affecting minority student retention at Indiana State. The African America Cultural Center had a total of 2,965 individual student interactions through programs, events and office visits.
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Fraternity & Sorority Life During 2018-2019 academic year, 1,151 students were members of one of 28 Greek organizations at Indiana State University. Fraternity and Sorority Life community members performed 11,494 hours of community service. Fraternity and Sorority Life community members raised $120,715 for philanthropic organizations. Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted programming events resulting in 1,840 individual student interactions from a wide variety of training and development programs. The Fraternity and Sorority Life community members had an average fall semester GPA of 3.07, compared to 2.93 for all fulltime, undergraduate students at ISU.
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TOTAL MEMBERS OF 28 GREEK ORGANIZATIONS
93.23% RETENTION FROM FALL TO SPRING
$120,715
RAISED FOR PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS
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$9,983 ALLOCATED IN EMERGENCY FUNDS
1,153 INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS
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Sycamores Care The Division of Student Affairs strives to provide care for students’ overall well-being. The Sycamores Care program provides direct support and resources to help students address their most pressing needs. The Sycamores Cares program responded to 1,153 individual incidents and assisted students with financial hardships, hospitalizations, mental and physical wellness, and academic issues. The Sycamores Cares program allocated $9,983 in emergency funds to 33 students in crisis.
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Multicultural Services & Programs Multicultural Services and Programs (MSP) strives to build a climate of inclusion and community and aims to enhance intercultural competency at Indiana State University. MSP is also home to three student resource centers: International, LGBTQ, and La Casita. Multicultural Services and Programs hosted numerous programming events attended by 2,478 members of the University community. Students who attended Multicultural Services and Programs events had an average semester GPA of 3.09 in the spring semester. Students who attended Multicultural Services and Programs events had an average, fall to spring, retention of nearly 90%.
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3.09 SPRING GPA
RETENTION RATE
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1,478
STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH PRESENTATIONS
TOTAL CASES PROCESSED
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Student Conduct & Integrity The Office of Student Conduct and Integrity (SCI) is the primary office responsible for conflict resolution and administration of the Code of Student Conduct at Indiana State University. SCI encourages responsible and respectful community behavior; focusing on students’ rights, responsibilities, fairness, honesty, and personal growth. The Sycamore Resolution program provides information and resources to assist students in effective conflict resolution. The program is based in mediation, which is a facilitated dialogue where participants resolve issues and concerns through intentional conversation. Student Conduct and Integrity processed 147 academic cases and 1,331 total student conduct cases. Student Conduct and Integrity delivered in-class presentations on the Code of Student Conduct, reaching 654 individual students.
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Student Counseling Center The Student Counseling Center (SCC) provides ISU students with timely and effective mental health services that allow them to improve and maintain their mental well-being, while meeting their educational, personal, emotional, and psychological goals. The counselors at the SCC provide confidential, culturally sensitive support dealing with a variety of personal concerns. The Student Counseling Center conducted approximately 7,000 total counseling appointments for about 750 students. The Student Counseling Center continues to provide outreach programming each semester in classrooms and across campus. During the 2018-2019 academic year, the Student Counseling Center had nearly 300 crisis appointments and 100 hospitalizations.
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STUDENTS UTILIZING COUNSELING SERVICES
7,000
COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS
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185 VISITS TO THE SYCAMORE PANTRY
857
88.78% RETENTION FROM FALL TO SPRING
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Student Health Promotion Student Health Promotion specializes in the prevention of wellness issues that affect students and their ability to be academically successful and graduate. It provides presentations and programs for the classroom, residence halls, sororities and fraternities, athletics, and student organizations on topics including, but not limited to: Alcohol and Drug Awareness, Body Image, Sexuality, Sleep and Stress Management. Student Health Promotion had 857 student attendees at programs and events. The Sycamore Pantry opened in the Spring and had 89 unique students for a total of 185 visits. 67 students volunteered for the Designated Walker program to encourage student safety during ISU’s Annual Homecoming Weekend. Students who attended Student Health Promotion programming had an average, fall to spring, retention rate of 88.78%.
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ISU Health Center The Division of Student Affairs is proud of its partnership with Union Health and the ISU Student Health Center. The Student Health Center provides health services to all ISU enrolled students including physical exams and health assessments, immunizations, pre-packaged and over-the-counter medications, laboratory testing and educational materials. The Student Health Center had a total 3,074 office visits. The Student Health Center administered 868 vaccinations. The Student Health Center performed 1,709 laboratory tests including mononucleosis, influenza and strep.
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AVERAGE FALL GPA OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS
256
PARTICIPANTS IN ISU BYSTANDERS
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STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH VICTIM’S ADVOCATE PROGRAM
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Women’s Resource Center The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) strives to empower, educate, and create a safe space for people of all gender identities and expressions. A keynote by Jackson Katz drew a crowd of 213. Women’s Resource Center programs hosted 353 student participants. Engage: Becoming ISU Upstanders, a program which trains students in bystander intervention skills, educated 256 students. The Women’s Resource Center’s Victim’s Advocate program provided outreach to 98 students. Students who attended Women’s Resource Center programming in the fall semester had an average GPA of 3.21.
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Residential Life The Office of Residential Life seeks to provide residential communities where students live with purpose, learn through experiences, and lead with integrity. Residential Life manages twelve oncampus living communities and three apartment communities which serve approximately 4,200 first-year, upper-class, graduate, and family students each year. Partnering closely with our academic colleges, we offer 11 living-learning communities that integrate academic and co-curricular programs and activities that support the success of our students. A robust summer program is offered consisting of summer student housing, camps and conferences, and New Student Orientation student and family housing. Residential Life is a comprehensive department comprised of residential education, residential life Information technology, business operations, and academic initiative units. Staffing: Residential Life strives to provide opportunities for leadership development and career preparation of our students through multiple student volunteer and employment opportunities. These opportunities include 14 graduate level assistant hall director positions, more than 240 student staff positions including Resident Assistants, Social Justice Educators, Academic Success Educators, Desk Managers, Desk Attendants, and Summer Conference Assistants. Volunteer opportunities include executive board positions for 12 hall councils, National Residence Hall Honorary, Residence Hall Association, and the NACURH bid team. Residential Life also hosted 3 ACUHO-I summer interns, graduate students from around the country who do a for-credit internship at Indiana State University during the summer months, and 2 of our own SAHE students for their practicum or internship experience.
Academic Initiatives: This year, we had 11 living-learning communities offered with more than 1100 students participating in the fall semester. This includes several identitybased groups including a global living experience community, gender inclusive community, and our reimagined Integr8 community which focuses on exploring the intersections of identity. This year also saw the launch of the Professing Excellence and Inspiring Instruction Ceremony where students can nominate outstanding faculty and staff for recognition. In its inaugural year, 151 nominations were received to recognize 115 outstanding faculty and staff. Finally, our residential curriculum was revised this year to better scaffold student learning opportunities around our three learning areas of self-efficacy, inclusive excellence, and professional success. Key accomplishments: Two team members served as faculty for the 2018 Institute on the Curricular Approach. Three team members have been invited as faculty for the 2019 Institute on a Curricular Approach. We also served as a Showcase Institution at the Institute. More than 2,263 students participated in largegroup residential life events in 2018-2019. Res Life team members completed more than 9,205 intentional learning conversations with residents this year. Communications with students and families increased this year and included 174 emails, 198 tweets, 211 Facebook posts, and 238 Instagram posts. Residential Life participated in a variety of Service Opportunities including: United Way Day of Service (senior team participated by building a wheelchair
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ramp for a local community member), Student Staff Training Service Day (more than 7 service locations for 140+ residential life staff members), and hosting our first Alternative Spring Break student staff trip to Florida.
with 64% being completed in less than 48 hours. We completed a variety of projects to provide better safety, security, and satisfaction for our students including: Rhoads Hall card access implementation, migrated to a new housing portal, simplified the room selection process, and automated student room billing processes.
Residential Life and Indiana State University came in second nationally for the Plastic Straw Challenge aimed at reducing plastic straw usage on campuses nationwide.
Our Social Justice Committee and our Social Justice Educators partnered together to host the third annual Social Justice Summit and co-sponsored the Tunnel of Oppression.
Residential Life student leadership groups collaborated to submit a bid to be considered to host a national student leadership conference (NACURH) for 2020.
Residential Life team members represented ISU through participation, facilitating presentations, volunteer work, or leadership work in a variety of professional associations including ACPA’s Institute for a Curricular Approach, GLACURH, NACURH, Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS), NASPA, GLACUHO Professional Development Institute, GLACUHO Committees, GLACUHO Financial Advisory Board, ACUHO-I, Mid-Level Managers Institute, and ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute.
The Residence Hall Association won victories in both trike and tandem races this year. Residential Life team members instructed 6 sections of UC 100/110 and 8 sections of SAHE 317 for peer educators The Residential Life Information Technology team completed more than 225 Res Life IT work tickets
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ISU Dining by Sodexo ISU Dining by SODEXO had an exciting year. In the fall semester they celebrated the Grand Opening of a new Starbucks at the north end of the Hulman Memorial Student Union with Regional Vice President, Amy Buratti and Indiana State University President Dr. Deborah J. Curtis. The Starbucks has begun using a new recyclable lid which is comprised of 9% less plastic than the previous lid and straw combined. Paper and compostable plastic straws are also now available. In February a Black History Month Celebration was hosted in Generations Restaurant with menus from a variety of different regions. Other events included the Sycamore Sushi Bucket List, Stone Steakhouse Elite event, Balanced Bowls and Sweet Treats Elite. For Earth Day a Picnic on the Quad was held where Sycamores were introduced to the Impossible Burger, a plant based burger with more protein and less fat than a traditional burger. A create your own Burrito Bar was featured. ISU Dining by Sodexo was host to a senior student serving as an intern. In this internship the student maintained the website, organized events, and assisted students. Additionally a Street Team of students was put together that helped to run events, worked at informational tables, managed social media, explained meal plan options, etc. The Sycamore Dining Hall closed at the end of the academic year for renovations and moved operations to the Sycamore Banquet Center while maintaining operations in Lincoln Quad. We look forward to seeing the renovated space in 2019-2020. The staff gives back to the community by packing over 150 backpacks each month for Meadows Elementary School, has served meals at the 14th and Chestnut Community Center and works with Catholic Charities to over food for over 30 summer feeding sites.
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