Strategic Plan for Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach
Mission
The Division of Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach
values cooperation and interconnectedness with each functional unit at
Grand Valley State University. The division contributes to the
enrichment of our society by implementing enrollment planning and
services that value diversity and inclusion; identify, recruit, and
enroll capable learners; and offer services to support and promote
equitable enrollment, retention, progression, graduation, and overall
success for all learners.
Vision
The Division of Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach will
be recognized as a national model for enrollment management programs,
services, and practices. We will be a learner-ready and evidence-based
division utilizing an inclusive approach to encourage learners from
all backgrounds to become leaders and complete their educational
pursuits. Utilizing a coordinated-care approach, we will provide
comprehensive services to lifelong learners at every stage of their
educational career.
Values Statement
The Division of Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach is guided by the following principles:
1. Recruiting, admitting, retaining, and graduating a diverse
learner population with equitable outcomes as the goal
2. Placing
learners’ welfare ahead of other institutional goals by advocating for
their needs
3. Involving cross-divisional stakeholders from across
the institution to think through a lens of transformation to ensure
optimal results
4. Utilizing asset-based, abundance thinking about
our learners and the varied gifts and talents they bring
5.
Supporting all learners in ways that honor and respect their diverse
and multiple social identities
6. Delivering intrusive, inclusive,
and intentional education and experiences
7. Investing in the
ongoing learning and development of faculty and staff as they seek to
serve learners, recognizing their invaluable influence
8.
Providing comprehensive and high-quality academic advising and
coaching in a supportive learning environment
9. Designing course
sequencing and course availability within our curriculum to meet the
needs of our traditional, nontraditional/adult, and graduate
learners
10. Using systemically gathered data to inform our
decision making
11. Seeing the local, state, and global community
as valued partners in providing educational opportunities for our
learners
12. Working to be a learner-ready institution,
recognizing and acknowledging our faculty and staff’s role in
understanding and supporting our learners
Planning Process
The SEMP was developed by a large body of university community
members. It took months of development in 2020 and was released in
2021. It is a five-year plan an incredibly dedicated team of students,
faculty, and staff created a living map to unite us toward increased
enrollment and student success. This path to the future is our
Strategic Enrollment Management Plan. Its creation would not have been
possible without the incredible collaboration and contributions of the
Strategic Enrollment Management Planning Team.