Goals and Annual Reports
Goals 2019-20
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 2019-20 are as follows:
- continuing strategic enrolment management to achieve all overall recruitment targets and to enhance enrolment of specific populations (including international, indigenous, first-generation students) and promoting access to Queen's through financial aid programs;
- continuing to recruit academically strong students and maintaining retention and graduation rates;
- optimizing campus facilities and spaces to support student engagement, well-being and success;
- increasing numbers of students completing an experiential learning activity;
- promoting a safe, inclusive and diverse campus so all students feel a sense of belonging;
- meeting student health and wellness needs with a proactive approach that promotes resiliency and skill development;
- updating and implementing student support-related policies, procedures, processes, programming in line with legislation and regulations, funding criteria/requirements and donor agreements
- promoting awareness and understanding of role and value of constituent offices and departments of Student Affairs, internally and externally