DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | ACTION PLAN
Meeting or Exceeding the 2011-13 Biennial Budget Performance Outcomes
ACTIONS/STRATEGIES
LEAD
PERSON
COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERS
TIMELINE
ESTIMATED COSTS
PERSONNEL IMPACT
Dexter Irvin
Office of
Intercollegiate
Athletics; Campus
Recreation
Department;
Financial Aid
Services;
University Housing
Fall 2012 – begin Men’s
Volleyball
Fall 2013 – begin Football
Fall 2014 – begin
Women’s
Swimming/Diving
Fall 2015 – begin
Women’s Sand Volleyball
New coaching staff and
support staff required,
FTE/salaries to be
determined
Gabi MatullWorst & Jim
Mellon
Registrar’s Office;
Dean of Students’
Office
Implement beginning
April 2011
Year 1 – financial
loss, UHH will need
to subsidize; Year 2
& beyond –
estimated net
tuition revenue of
at least $1M/year;
Need to assess
facility needs
None
Barbara
Heintz
Counseling
Psychology
Department;
University Housing;
and other Student
Affairs programs
Finalize Training Content:
Dec. 2010 – Feb. 2011
$200 for initial
program materials;
Grant proposal will
be submitted to
pay for expansion
to include cultural
sensitivity training
component in Fall,
2011.
Pilot project will likely
need some minimal
hours of help in addition
to two full-time staff.
Enrollment growth (Classified, undergraduate resident FTE)
Institute four enrollment-based
intercollegiate sports teams; will add 150+
student-athletes, plus some research
indicates each student-athlete also bring an
additional four students with them; focus is
on in-state recruiting (with an emphasis on
recruiting/retaining graduating male
students and Native Hawaiians), and no
scholarships will be awarded
Contact via phone those continuing students
who have not re-enrolled for following Fall
term as of the end of pre-registration period
in April; for those who choose not to reenroll, gather data on their reasons why not
Peer Support Training Program:
• Current surveys indicate increasing
number of students are experiencing serious
mental health issues. *
• Recent research confirms that mental
health, as well as the experience of
harassment and violence significantly
impacts student success and retention. *
* Student are much more likely to turn to
friends for support and guidance, rather
than student services staff. *
• Successful peer-to-peer programs:
- Teach students empathetic listening skills
to facilitate human connection.
- Train students in bystander intervention
Pilot program:
Feb. 15 – Apr. 15, 2011
Grant writing for
expansion:
Submit March 2011
Will utilize existing
student and
professional staff
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techniques for increasing safety and
reducing risky behavior.
- Empower students with information about
campus resources and where to go for
appropriate assistance.
-Encourage social responsibility and activism
that develops student leadership.
- Graduates of the program are “embedded”
in the campus community and work to
spread a sense of belonging and
empowerment amongst all students.
- A healthy campus community leads to
increased retention and student success!
* References list available upon request.
Number of degrees/certificates awarded (BOR-approved certificates only; simultaneously awarded degrees allowed)
Increase number of UNIV 101 sections –
based on guaranteed freshmen academic
schedules, need to add four more sections
targeted at general/undeclared students,
with no restrictions based on program
participation
Provide mentoring/coaching for all ~500
entering new freshmen by assigning teams
comprised of one Student Affairs
faculty/staff member and one student peer
Orientation Leader; mentors/coaches need
to be identified/solicited and training
provided regarding their roles (not to be
confused with academic advising) – if
resources allow, can we expand this include
the ~300 students on financial aid who we
know are in academic distress in January
Luoluo Hong
College of Arts &
Sciences
Need to add additional
No operational
sections no later than Fall costs incurred
2011, which means new
instructors need to be
identified by March 2011
Release time for four
additional UNIV 101
instructors
Norm Stahl &
Myhraliza
Aala
Units to whom
referrals are made
Identify mentors/coaches
on Spring 2011; match
with freshmen in
Summer 2011;
implement pilot in Fall
2011
Minimal
operational costs
to support meals/
materials for
training; social
gatherings for
mentors/coaches
with freshmen
Release time for
faculty/staff participants
in Student Affairs; may
need to hire additional
student Orientation
Leaders or compensate
current ones more
Submit grant applications
Operational costs
Personnel costs would
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Number of undergraduate degrees/certificates awarded to Native Hawaiians
Strengthen pipeline from K-12 via programs
Len Woods;
TRiO Student
such as Upward Bound, Na Pua No`eau;
submit grant application to US DOE/TRiO
programs for Educational Talent Search,
which allows us to outreach to 6th through
8th graders
David Sing
Success Programs;
Na Pua No`eau;
Admissions Office
by end of November
2010
would be
subsumed under
the grant
be subsumed under the
grant
Admissions Office;
Financial Aid
Services
Begin implementation in
March 2011
TBD
TBD
UHHSA; Advising
Center; Admissions
Office
Plan Fall 2010;
implement pilot in Spring
2011; evaluate, then
offer more starting Fall
2011
None
Will use existing
staff/faculty
Number of undergraduate degrees/certificates awarded in STEM fields
Not applicable
Number of Pell grant recipients
Make follow up calls to those students who
applied for financial aid and are eligible for
Pell grants and either (1) did not submit an
application for admission, or (2) were
accepted for admissions but have not
indicated an intent to enroll
Jeff Scofield
Number of transfers from UH System community colleges
Reinstitute developmentally sequenced,
ongoing workshops that focus on the
process of transferring successfully from
Hawaii Community College and UH Hilo, with
topics ranging from financial aid, academic
preparation, transitioning from 2-yr to 4-yr,
etc.; also, increase number of students who
aspire to go on for a four-year degree, as
well as help to facilitate timely degree
completion
TBD
NOTES:
Drafted after Student Affairs Leadership Council meeting discussion, 11-9-10
Updated after Student Affairs Leadership Council meeting discussion, 11-22-10
Updated after receiving feedback, 11-29-10
Updated with Counseling Services info, 11-30-10
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