2021-22 Annual Report - UW Tacoma Division of Student Affairs

DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS 2021 - 2022 ANNUAL REPORT TACOMA

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The UW Tacoma community acknowledges that we learn, teach, work and live on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people. In particular, our campus is situated on traditional lands of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We recognize that this is a difficult and painful history, and we understand we must play an active role in remembering, not just what happened to Indigenous communities; post settlement, but also the rich history that existed long before colonization. This land acknowledgement is one small act in an ongoing process of honoring the past while working together with local Tribes to build a more inclusive and thoughtful community.

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ALL THE RIVERS IN THE WORLD (2019)

ARTIST: Vaughn Bell LOCATION: Along Prairie Line Trail below Tioga Building

Before the railroad cut the “prairie line” across this stretch of land, other lines coursed this way: the paths of creeks, streams and rivers leading to Puget Sound, footpaths and game trails. The Puyallup River, our local river, is the original line and Bell’s painted aluminum sculpture reflects on the Puyallup as lifeline and connector. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places Program.

Source: Art on Campus (UW Tacoma)

Ms. M FROM THE DESK OF

Dear Husky friends and families,

As one academic quarter winds down and we prepare for the next, I want to share with you a few reflections about our work within the student affairs division to facilitate student learning. When we talk about “student affairs”, we refer to the departments connected to nearly every aspect of a student’s university life, from the admission and financial aid review to orientation before the first class and career planning for life after graduation. The 20212022 annual report brings together a summation of our accomplishments.

We have responded well and have many reasons to celebrate. We are also mindful of the loss many in our communities have endured because of the pandemic, racial injustice, and economic insecurity.

I am grateful for an incredible student affairs team who worked through one of the most challenging periods of their personal and professional lives to support our students and whose efforts are represented throughout this report. I am grateful, too, for the partnership and collaboration across many on- and off- campus communities and the longstanding commitment to UW Tacoma.

Thank you so very much for taking the time to review our progress. Be well, and please stay in touch with us.

With grit and grace,

Mentha Hynes-Wilson Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

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ABOUT STUDENT AFFAIRS

OUR VISION

Student Affairs empowers students to envision their most rewarding future and supports them to engage the resources of UW Tacoma and the South Sound to make their vision a reality.

OUR MISSION

Student Affairs champions holistic learning and success for UW Tacoma students. We remove barriers for students, engage them as partners to create an inclusive campus community and equip them for lives and careers that have meaning and impact.

OUR CORE VALUES

Accountability: We do what we say we will do and accept responsibility for the quality of our work.

Empowerment: We provide students and colleagues with the best tools and guidance we can, so they can be successful and make knowledgeable decisions.

Equity: We use our voices and decisions to create processes, policies and systems that are just, impartial and fair.

Grit: We acknowledge that people and communities can experience hardship, failures and setbacks. We empower our students and one another to see shortfalls as feedback and opportunities for learning and improvement.

Inclusivity: We collaborate with students, colleagues and partners through processes that empower participants and create a true sense of belonging.

Service: We engage others in an open, friendly and responsive way that conveys we are willing to listen and understand each individual’s situation. We respond appropriately and in a timely and professional manner.

Student-Centeredness: We clear the way for students to have a voice in shaping their UW Tacoma experience and ensure that students’ experiences are considered in every conversation and decision of which our team is a part.

ABOUT STUDENT AFFAIRS

helping new students feel a sense of wellness and belonging when they arrive to UW Tacoma

opening opportunities for education for all

helping students become engaged in activities, programs, resources, their education, etc.

ACCESS BELONGING ENGAGEMENT SUCCESS

resulting in the students personal and professional goals achieved; moving students forward toward their successes as people, employees, and leaders

PILLARS OF EDUCATION

ORGANIZATION MAP

The offices in the Division of Student Affairs are separated into four departments: Enrollment Services, Student Life, Student Transitions & Success, and Student Planning & Administration.

Counseling & Psychological Services

Disability Resources for Students

Housing & Residence Life

Student Advocacy & Support

Student Conduct & Academic Integrity

Student Involvement & Leadership

Student Health

University Y Student Center

STUDENT LIFE

Admissions

Registrar

Student Financial Aid & Scholarships

Veteran & Military Resource Center

ENROLLMENT SERVICES

VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

STUDENT

TRANSITIONS & SUCCESS

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STUDENT PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION

Administration Facilities Finance

Human Resources

Marketing & Communications

Development & Education

Generation Student Initiatives

Student & Family Programs

Pathways to Promise

Pre-Collegiate Programs

ABOUT STUDENT AFFAIRS

MEET THE TEAM

The Division of Student Affairs is comprised of over 75 professional staff and more than 120 student employees.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mentha Hynes-Wilson Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Dr. Bernard Anderson Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life

Shannon Carr Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services

Amanda Figueroa Senior Director for Student Transitions & Success

Sean Schmidt Assistant Director of Student Planning & Administration

Anna Chatman Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Ramon Borunda Associate Director of Residence Life

Andrea Coker-Anderson Registrar

Megan Cooley Associate Director of Admissions Recruitment

Ryan Davidson Resident Director

Victor Flores Associate Director of Disability Resources for Students

Elizabeth Hansen Director of Student Involvement & Leadership

Stephon Harris Associate Director of New Student & Family Programs

Conor Leary Assistant Director of Student Involvement

Tori Hill-Ouhl Director of Student Financial Aid

Roseann Martinez, LCSW Assistant Director of Student Advocacy & Support

Juanita Murillo Garcia Director of Veteran & Military Resource Center

Dr. Cassandra Nichols Director of Counseling & Psychological Services

Yanira Pacheco Ortiz First Generation Student Initiatives Coordinator

Surtida Shelton Director of Student Conduct & Academic Integrity

Myria Stevens Associate Director of Admissions Operations

Dawn Williams Assistant Director of Career Development & Education

Navia Winderling Assistant Director of Admissions Marketing & Communications

OUR ROADMAP

Our roadmap provides a summary of each quarter and what we focused on.

SUMMER 2021 THE PACK IS COMING BACK

In Summer 2021, the Division of Student Affairs progressed toward the goal of moving forward and coming back to campus. Supporting the well-being of staff and students was and is our greatest priority. We hosted a weekly Welcome Back to Campus brown bag discussion to help with the return to campus. The purpose of the session was to provide an avenue for staff to ask questions, give updates, and provide feedback regarding returning to onsite work and to receive our best answers during this changeable period. The forum was guided by a Welcome Back to Campus anonymous survey that captured staff’s thoughts about returning to onsite work, benefits of having worked remotely, feelings of excitement and anxiety during this transition, and more. The survey results helped inform decisions and actions as well as allowed leadership to inquire with others for more information to give staff and students resources offered beyond Student Affairs.

During this time, Student Affairs also completed its first cohort of training led by the Center for Ethical Leadership focusing on pursuing equity in a moral framework and co-creating a more antiracist culture across the Student Affairs Division and UW Tacoma.

AUTUMN 2021

MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING

Autumn 2021 started with our annual Student Affairs Retreat where we invited Dr. Bernadette Han to lead us in a discussion about returning to campus and potential unconscious expectations of how things should be. This included helping us look at this transition using the psychology of change to unfreeze -> change -> refreeze to help us bridge the world and find a new norm. Using this strategy, Student Affairs went on a journey of exploration on how to best transition back to campus, seeking input across the Division. A lot of energy was spent on reimagining how to deliver good programs and services in a hybrid environment, providing accommodations of virtual and face to face opportunities and options to meet students both in person and online.

Important to every staff member in the Division of Student Affairs is that students feel supported in the process of transitioning to a new norm and feel a sense of belonging and purpose while pursuing their degrees at the University of Washington Tacoma. Using this mindset, we have begun the process of looking ahead at the next 5 years and exuding our energy around creative thought and strategic planning, establishing our new way forward.

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SPRING 2022 PLANNING FOR A BETTER STUDENT AFFAIRS

In Spring 2022, a SWOT analysis was completed by both the Division and the Campus for the Division of Student Affairs as a part of establishing the Student Affairs Strategic Plan. Using the SWOT analysis content, the Strategic Planning Committee began working on the establishment of the SMART Goals that will mold the Strategic Plan.

Additionally, a proposal was submitted and accepted by WSAC (Washington State Achievement Council) for the public baccalaureate institution pilot program aimed at supporting students experiencing homelessness. The proposal presented how we aim to adopt a holistic and systematic approach to address the basic needs insecurity on campus and establish a virtual basic needs hub to make it easier for students to access support and for the University to gather data to improve these systems continuously. The pandemic has dramatically disrupted the ability of the UW Tacoma students to complete their degrees, and this investment will ensure lasting success outcomes for students most marginalized from opportunities.

Finally, we celebrated the accomplishments and successes of our students at UW Tacoma’s inperson Commencement ceremonies, where we came together to enthusiatically recognize the graduating classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 at the Washington State Fair Grandstands.

WINTER 2022 MOVING FORWARD WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING & TRANSITIONING BACK TO CAMPUS

Winter 2022 moved us forward with the official “charge” given by the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs to begin work on building our 5-year Strategic Plan. A steering committee was formed and a consultant was brought on to help.

During this time, the Vice Chancellor completed her Executive Leadership Team when she hired the new Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, a position that was vacant for a year and a half. The new team worked with offices across Student Affairs to remain available to support students wherever they were needed (virtually or in-person)! Student and staff well-being remained critical and coming up with innovative and creative ways to support and provide ways to engage in self-care of our team members and students continued to be very important to our leadership.

DIVISIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

CONSTANTS STUDENT AFFAIRS 5x5

Each year, the various offices in the Division of Student Affairs share the goals that they hope to achieve. They indicate what activities and strategies they need to do to obtain their goals, the predicted partners and stakeholders they will work with, and the desired outcome of achieving each goal.

The goals are linked to the division’s 5x5 Constants. These consist of five constant goal areas - Recruitment & Yield, Retention, Community Building & Customer Service, Innovation & Change, and Wellbeing & Safetyinterwoven with our five constant common value areas of diversity, inclusion, equity, anti-racism, and cultural responsiveness.

Our goals are what motivate us to go above and beyond the daily expectations. We continue to strive to be the best we can be and to champion holistic learning and success, to remove barriers, to engage students as partners, and to create an inclusive campus community.

For this report, each office shared a couple of their goals to highlight and provide evidence in attaining these achievements. Each achievement will indicate which goal area(s) they are connected to, represented by the icons seen here:

RECRUITMENT & YIELD

RETENTION

COMMUNITY BUILDING & CUSTOMER SERVICE

INNOVATION & CHANGE

WELLBEING & SAFETY

ENROLLMENT SERVICES

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

IMPLEMENT SLATE CRM

The Office of Admission in partnership with Campus IT partners implemented Technolutions Slate, a constituent relations management system through which we can communicate with prospective students and applicants via email and text, review application materials, create and manage student information portals, assess students’ online interactions with the University and manage event registrations. 2021-2022 represented the first admission cycle using Slate to review applications, render and release admission decisions and manage all admission communications.

INCREASE FTIC ENROLLMENT YIELD 1.8% FROM 2021

The uncertainty of the pandemic was clearly evident for applicants through the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. The focus of the admission team was to create a sense of belonging, remove barriers for students, and to create personalized communications for students in addition to creating a seamless handoff at the point of enrollment confirmation. These efforts have resulted in an increased yield of admitted to enrolled students from 33.9% in 2021 to 35.7% in 2022, increase of 1.8%.

OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY AID COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

1.8% INCREASE in

ENROLLED STUDENTS ADMITTED STUDENTS

To better serve students in crisis and proactively identify financially vulnerable and at-risk students, the Emergency Aid Community of Practice has been established in collaboration with OSAS, guidelines developed, and an operational framework determined to analyze and monitor the decision-making process for emergency aid requests. To serve more students with limited institutional dollars, the Community of Practice will gather and examine past data on all emergency aid recipients as it relates to persistence, retention, and completion to further refine and improve the program.

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VETERANS & MILITARY RESOURCE CENTER

INCREASE OUTREACH TO MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS AND COMUNITY MEMBERS

The Veteran & Military Resource Center (VMRC) partnered with New Student & Family Programs to develop a module as part of the online orientation, specific to the VMRC, to increase awareness of programming and benefits.

MIGRATE RECORDS INTO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

To adhere to more streamlined digital retention policies, the VMRC moved all physical and digital records into a centralized university electronic document system. The migration required the manual upload of over 2,000 records which will be securely stored in accordance with retention policies.

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OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

IMPROVE PROCESSES TO SIMPLIFY RE-ENROLLMENT FOR RETURNING STUDENTS

As part of a tri-campus initiative, the Office of the Registrar helped develop a tool that allows returning students to complete a re-entry form and identify any pre-enrollment barriers, prior to submission. The streamlined form is a notable improvement for students.

LAUNCH THE TRI-CAMPUS GENERAL CATALOG LEVERAGING CURRICULUM INFORMATION FROM UW CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Through significant partnership with tri-campus partners, the Office of the Registrar moved to the latest iteration of the general catalog which leverages the UW Curriculum Management system as a data feed for monthly updates which are completed without duplicative entry or delay. This system creates a common catalog for the University. Students now see consistent, accurate and timely information about academic offerings at all three campuses as well as general campus policies. Most importantly, schools can update specific course information without assistance from the Registrar, saving time and duplicated resources.

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STUDENT CONDUCT & ADVOCACY

COMPLETE AN AUDIT OF CAMPUS WEBSITES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT CONDUCT PROCESS

Student Conduct & Advocacy worked with the UW Tacoma Library, Faculty Assembly, Registrar, and other campus partners to update webpages across the campus to reflect accurate information related to the conduct process.

CREATE A POSITION TO ASSIST WITH OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING SUPPORT

A grant through the Washington State Achievement Council was applied for and awarded to UW Tacoma which provides funding for a position that supports students with off-campus housing. A graduate student was hired to create off-campus housing lists and partner with local leasing agents. The position is housed in the Office of Student Advocacy & Support.

CREATE AND IMPROVE PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUPPORT

The Office of Student Advocacy & Support (OSAS) participated in a variety of outreach opportunities through tabling, passing out fliers, meeting with RSOs, working with students on ways to improve outreach and services, and elevating student voices to leadership, resulting in connecting with a new comunity partner where six referrals were made. The outreach efforts also resulted in welcoming numerous faculty to the OSAS office who came for more information and guidance.

OSAS launched, in partnership with the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, the Emergency Aid Community of Practice to analyze and monitor the decision-making process for Emergency Aid requests.

DISABILITY RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED IN NEW DRS COMMUNITY SPACE

Disability Resources for Students (DRS) moved to a new physical space on campus, allowing for the hosting of events and programs in the office. DRS held over 15 programs to engage new and returning students, including Welcome Days, an Open House, and Disability Awareness Month activities. The office partnered with the RSO Square Pegs to host an arts event to educate the campus community on students on the spectrum and the arts. DRS also partnered with the UW ADA Coordinator on a campus-wide workshop that reviewed the new event accommodations statement.

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HOUSING & RESIDENCE LIFE

DEVELOP AND MARKET THE NEW LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES (LLC)

Housing & Residence Life developed a plan for implementing Living Learning Communities (LLCs) in Court 17, including creating an LLC manual by benchmarking and interviewing colleagues across the country. A website for LLCs was developed and email marketing was created. Campus stakeholders were identified and recruited to become a partner in the LLC process and plan for the upcoming academic year.

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CREATE HOUSING & RESIDENCE LIFE PROGRAMMING MODEL

Working with campus partners, Housing & Residence Life researched and conducted informal interviews with Resident Advisors (RA) and students to develop a new programming model. This new model for the Resident Directors and RA team is inclusive of student learning outcomes and was implemented to help guide the Housing & Residence Life team in producing learning through programming.

CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

INCREASE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT PROVIDING IN-PERSON SERVICES BALANCED WITH VIRTUAL OFFERINGS

With the 2021-2022 academic year being a return to in-person activities on campus, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI), and student groups supported by the CSI, reactivated many in-person services for students while also maintaining virtual offerings to engage students in the current climate.

Organized Pop-Up Help Desks at the beginning of each quarter to answer questions, help students find their academic buildings, and connect them to resources.

Returned to large scale, in-person events, hosted by student groups and Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), such as Multicultural Night, BSU’s Black Promenade, PISA’s Luau, and SAB’s Lights Out and Winterball.

When possible, SAB hosted hybrid events, such as Bingo and trivia nights.

CSI staff also provided support for RSOs who were trying to revive in-person activities, focusing on understanding and navigating campus policies related to event planning and COVID-19 guidance.

Increased involvement was recorded in CSI programs:

A 79% increase in service hours were logged.

2021-2022: 2,500 hrs

2020-2021: 1,400 hrs

More students participated in ASUWT elections.

2021-2022: 221 voters

2020-2021:163 voters

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The Ledger published 33 issues in 2021-2022, the most in the history of the student-run news source.

Winter Ball and Hendrix’s Birthday were two of SAB’s largest programs.

Cultural RSOs were the most active groups, creating opportunities for community and belonging.

DIVISIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

CREATE NEW INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS TO MOVE STUDENTS FORWARD IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE

The Center for Student Involvement completed the following new initiatives:

Husky Sustainability Fund Giving Garden Leadership Living Learning Community (LLC) in partnership with Court 17

Students earn prizes for participating in programs and events through adjustments to the DawgBones program

The following strategic decisions were also made:

• In place of resuming the Alternative Break program (on pause due to COVID-19), the Center for Service & Leadership refocused to a greater emphasis on leadership programming to reach more students and support needed leadership growth and development.

• A new partnership with the National Society of Leadership and Success was finalized to bring the program to UW Tacoma for 2022-2023. The CSI’s Student Civic Engagement Specialist applied for, and was awarded, a grant that will pay for the program for the first year which includes 30 free student memberships and other benefits.

• The Ledger and Tahoma West merged offices at the beginning of the year. The merger supports a symbiotic relationship between the two organizations.

• Feedback from stakeholders, especially students, supported researching an alternate provider for DawgDen; funding was received by the Student Technology Fee Committee to support this endeavor.

PSYCHOLOGICAL & WELLNESS SERVICES

INCREASE USE OF THE TITLE IX CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATE AS A RESOURCE TO STUDENTS

The number of students who met with the Title IX Campus Confidential Advocate in 2021-2022 was more than twice the number in comparison to any of the prior three years.

STUDENT TRANSITIONS & SUCCESS

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

EXPAND ACCESS TO PAID INTERNSHIPS

Handshake, UW Tacoma’s job search platform, had a 95% increase in internships posted in comparison to the previous year.

2020-2021: 9,211

2021-2022: 17,993

Additionally, there was also an 82% increase in employer events, with most being a virtual format.

2020-2021: 1,011

2021-2022: 1,845

SUSTAIN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

While, Career Development & Education experienced an 18% decrease in student appointments, there was a 28% increase in document reviews (resumes and cover letters) on Handshake. Additionally, unique student log-ins to Handshake were 12% higher than previous.

These data points are attributed to the changing nature of a campus operations (remote vs. in person) during the 2021-2022 academic year.

DIVISIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

FIRST GENERATION STUDENT INITIATIVES

ENHANCE ASSESSMENT ACROSS FIRST GEN PROGRAMS

Despite understaffing, changing campus operations, and significant office staff transition, 296 students were engaged in signature events. The First Gen Fellows cohort sustained engagement levels comparable to the previous year with 79 applications received. 44 students completed the cohort requirements and earned $13,200 in book scholarships.

Additionally, the First Gen Financial Wellness cohorts increased applications by 33% and increased the number of students who completed the cohort program by 30%. These students earned a total of $4,100 in book scholarships.

ENHANCE ONBOARDING PRACTICES FOR STUDENT AND STAFF EMPLOYEES

With the vacancy of leadership in First Generation Student Initiatives, a job search was completed. Strong participation was seen from cross-campus partners in this process. The outgoing staff member documented a detailed planning process and timeline, which was successfully used by the new staff member during their onboarding plan.

NEW STUDENT & FAMILY PROGRAMS

PROMOTE USE OF FINDINGS FROM NEW STUDENT SURVEY

The Autumn 2021 New Student Survey results were published from 1,270 student respondents on the UW Tacoma Institutional Research (IR) website with a comparison to Autumn 2020 results, allowing for the identification and reporting on trends.

The results of the survey were used to partner with Housing & Residence Life on Living Learning Communities to implement questions that will inform efforts to expand on-campus housing.

22 staff across campus completed another IR survey which gave access to the individual results of the New Student Survey. The 22 staff indicated most would use the data to support outreach and communications and also with professional development opportunities geered towards supporting our First Gen students.

STRENGTHEN NEW STUDENT AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION LEVELS

New Student & Family Programs put an emphasis on their communication level and engagement with new students and their families. As part of this, a new Online Orientation & Communications Specialist was hired and onboarded successfully.

Additionally, two new systems were launched:

• Send In Blue: Used to measure open rates for sending of orientation related emails

• Advantage Design: An online orientation platform (established based on student feedback)

The close partnership in working with Institutional Research on the Autumn 2021 New Student Survey showcased how to develop a culture of using data to inform practices and investment of resources.

The Pack Advisors received social media training. They launched a TikTok account and grew their Instagram page from 500 to 765 followers, with average post views of 400 and story views of 200.

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STUDENT TRANSITIONS & SUCCESS (CENTRAL)

WORK WITH CAMPUS STAKEHOLDERS TO COMPLETE MILESTONES REQUIRED IN THE FIRST SCHOLARS PROGRAM

More than 20 UW Tacoma colleagues representing 11 different stakeholders contributed insights on how to improve outcomes via the First Scholars Insights Tool. Additionally, NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in HIgher Education) First Scholars is covering 1.5 years of membership for the National Student Clearinghouse PDP (Postsecondary Data Partnership) program for the UW Tacoma campus, which allowed for the use of new data insights in onboarding new staff leadership.

Milestones included reclassifing leadership position from Program Coordinator to Assistant Director and successfully engaging stakeholders in the process of hiring for this new leadership role.

SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH COVID-19 TRANSITIONS

Student Transitions & Success implemented recommendations to offer in-person and virtual program offerings to support student engagement and student and staff health during the various COVID-19 operational transitions that occurred in 2021-2022.

Additionally, a “welcome back to campus” postcard was created and sent to all registered students for the Autumn quarter. The postcard included QR codes for quick access to COVID-19 safety information and Welcome Days programming.

In Winter quarter, with the brief return to remote operations, a centralized help desk was created to support students who needed in-person assistance. To minimize the number of staff who had to be present, attention was put into creating a directory of resources and using Microsoft Teams to better support this UW Tacoma Student Service hub to help students quickly reach online services.

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE TACOMA

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MARYAM AL DARRAJI B.S., Biomedical Sciences

ANDREW JIMENEZ B.A., Law & Policy

ORIE KIMURA B.A., Social

HUSKY 100!

KIMURA Social Welfare

RAIN WILSON B.S., Mathematics

ALEX ZERBE B.A., History

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022-2023

VICE CHANCELLOR’S 2022-2023

PRIORITIES

The Division of Student Affairs launched a strategic planning process in Spring 2022. As the strategic plan continues to be drafted, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs has outlined the following priorities for the division to strive towards. The work we do to achieve these priorities will be highlighted in our next annual report.

Grow Our Enrollment

Increase first-year and trasnfer student enrollment, while also retaining current students by helping them develop a sense of belonging and shared community at UW Tacoma.

Usage of Student Affairs

Increase student usage of the plethora of resources and services that Student Affairs offers.

Student Wellbeing

Support student basic needs and wellbeing through the promotion and expansion of resources and services.

Staff Wellbeing & Support

Target the growth and expansion of professional development opportunities, support for the employee experience, and the availability of skill-based training resources.

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UPLIFT STUDENT AFFAIRS

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Giving to Student Affairs at UW Tacoma creates a lifetime of impact for our students and generations of change in our community.

With a lifelong, life-wide approach to supporting the socioeconomic mobility, academic, and personal success of students, Student Affairs complements faculty excellence through programs and services outside of the classroom.

Student Affairs expands access to a university education, cultivates students’ sense of belonging, provides programs that enrich the student experience and facilitate student success, and fosters career readiness for all students.

Whether you give to our Student Affairs Success Fund or one of our many other focused funds, such as the First Generation Student Initiative Fund, the fund to support our Veteran and Military Resource Center (VMRC), or our Career Development & Education Project Fund, your support goes to work immediately in making a difference in the lives and future of our students.

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I started this journey expecting to sacrifice everything but never even stopped to think about all the things that I could gain. Without the support of Student Affairs, I’m not sure that I would have ever found out what I wanted to with my degree, let alone the things I needed to do to get there. And most importantly, I have met so many other students through Student Affairs that I no longer have to find my way alone.

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