Goals and Annual Reports
Goals 2020-21
The Division of Student Affairs works towards several objectives that reinforce and align with the University's goals of:
- enhancing student engagement,
- increasing experiential learning opportunities,
- promoting equity, diversity, inclusivity and Indigeneity, and
- driving financial stability and sustainability
Specifically, the key pillars that guide our wide-ranging activities are:
- building community,
- supporting an increasingly diverse student population,
- promoting well-being, and
- fostering growth, skill development and leadership
The Division's goals for 2020-21 are as follows:
- Continuing strategic enrolment management to:
- achieve all overall recruitment targets;
- enhance EDII-focused enrolment, including increased international, radicalized, Indigenous, and first-generation students
- promote access to Queen's and retention through financial aid programs;
- continue to support focused transition and retention efforts through existing programs (SOAR, Q Success etc.) and increased collaborations with faculty/school supports and initiatives
- Taking meaningful action to eliminate systemic racism per the Declaration of Commitment to Address Systemic Racism to promote a safe, inclusive and diverse campus and culture so all students and staff feel a sense of belonging and thrive by:
- optimizing campus facilities and spaces to support student engagement, well-being and success;
- co-leading the finalization of the Campus Wellness Framework and coordinating implementation planning
- establishing dedicated resources to support BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ students
- co-leading planning and implementation of the Student Experiences Survey (campus climate)
- implementing ongoing anti-racism and EDII-focused professional development and goal setting across the division
- Meeting student health, wellness and accessibility needs with a proactive approach to promote resiliency and skill development, and through. the provision of responsive supports, including:
- increasing the diversity of counselling resources
- updating the Student Code of Conduct and Sexual Violence policies
- developing and operationalizing the Sexual Violence Task Force Strategy
- expanding the Early Alert program
- Serving, supporting and making a positive impacting our local, national and international communities with:
- continued participation in collaborative on-and off-campus outreach and partnerships
- participating in the Times Higher Impact Rankings Sustainable Development Goals
- maintaining, and where possible, increasing numbers of students completing an experiential learning activity;
- actively participating in the external International Review
- Responding to COVID-19 by:
- transforming in-person service and program delivery to primarily remote activity
- transforming in-person campus operations to comply with public health and university requirements
- adapting programming and services to support students navigating a remote learning environment, working closely with academic colleagues
- updating and implementing student support-related policies, procedures, processes, programming in line with legislation and regulations, funding criteria/requirements and donor agreements
- promoting student health and safety (on-campus testing etc.)
- supporting staff, both those who are working remotely/from home and those on-campus