Strategic Planning
Division of Student Affairs 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Grounded in culturally responsive pedagogy and guided by an ambitious vision for student success at The University of New Mexico, the Division of Student Affairs is proud to unveil its new strategic plan.
Following a robust and collaborative visioning process—the plan serves as a roadmap for advancing the future of Student Affairs. It affirms the collective dedication of the division and campus partners to engage in evidence-based practices that create opportunities for academic achievement and personal flourishing for all students.
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Strategic Planning Process
DSA Engage to Innovate Strategic Planning Process
In the fall of 2023, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs administered a survey to all division staff to launch the Engage to Innovate strategic planning process. The survey identified divisional strengths, opportunities for growth, and shared values held by varying staff across the Division of Student Affairs (DSA).
After careful review of the survey data in spring 2024, the Student Affairs Leadership Team drafted the division’s first iteration of strategic priorities. In the summer of 2024, the Strategic Planning Workgroup was formed to gather input from students, staff, campus, and community partners on each of the priorities through facilitated focus groups and visioning sessions.
In the fall of 2024, 13 sessions were held with 142 total participants in attendance. Data from these sessions were carefully transcribed, coded, and analyzed by members of the Strategic Planning Workgroup to ensure feedback was representative of key student affairs constituencies.
In the spring of 2025, the Strategic Planning Workgroup submitted recommendations based on findings from the focus groups and visioning sessions to incorporate into the strategic plan. Findings were specific to each draft strategic priority and were reviewed and refined into collective themes through an iterative process.
The Student Affairs Leadership Team drafted a new mission, vision, and values guided by the collective themes and findings. The draft strategic plan incorporated recommendations from the Strategic Planning Workgroup into goals and objectives, which were reviewed and finalized by the Strategic Planning Workgroup, the Student Affairs Leadership Team, and Executive Leadership in late spring 2025.
Through this robust strategic planning process, the 2025-2030 DSA Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap for advancing the future of student affairs at The University of New Mexico. Simultaneously, the 2025-2030 DSA Strategic Plan is intended to function as a living document and may adapt over time to ensure continued relevance, alignment, and efficacy of our critical work that shapes the student experience.
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