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Strategic Plan for Recreation & Wellness

Mission

To empower and support students to pursue their overall well-being by providing impactful experiences to build community, develop life skills, discover passions, and have fun.  

Vision

The GVSU community will be involved, active, and well.  

Values Statement

As Recreation & Wellness professionals we value: 

Well-Being  We promote health, support personal development, and advance a culture of well-being.  

Innovation  We welcome new ideas and embrace changes to enhance the student experience. 

Impactful Experiences  We create intentional, meaningful experiences that lead to lifelong learning. Everything we do has a purpose.  

Community We provide enjoyable and safe experiences that encourage connection and belonging.

Inclusion  We are committed to creating experiences that are accessible, adaptive and welcoming for everyone. We will celebrate and respect the diversity of every person.   


Planning Process

The Recreation & Wellness strategic planning process started in Fall 2021. 

Shortened process:

RecWell staff survey for MVV alignment to Reach Higher
Committee draft of themes for MVV
Committee draft of new MVV
RecWell staff approval of new MVV
RecWell review of current/future programming that aligns to Reach Higher 2025 commitments
Committee draft of themes for commitment alignment
Committee draft of RecWell commitment statements

Extended planning process
Step One: Created RecWell Strategic planning workgroup (Katie J, Katie F, Mitch, Mike, Kate, Amy) March 2022
  • Identified a committee to advance this work (March 2022)
  • Determine the important issues/ questions RecWell needs to address through strategic planning (RecWell, DSA, SL, Self-study, SAB, input from stakeholders, )  
  • Identified key principles of engaging in the planning work (i.e. transparency, student-centered) (RecWell)

Step Two: Review and Finalize RecWell Mission, Vision, Values (Timeline: June 1, 2022)

  • Feedback on M/V/V. Conduct survey (results by May 6, 2022)  
  • Began drafting M/V/V (May 9)  
  • Initial findings/edits M,V,V and shared with RecWell all staff for discussion (May 16, 17 2022)  
  • Finalized the draft (May 23)
  • RecWell leadership meeting discussion (May 24)
  • Shared with RecWell all staff meeting for final review (May 31)
  • RecWell workgroup to make edits as needed-> RecWell leadership review-> JHJ final approval (June 1-8, 2022)

Step Three: Contributing to Reach Higher 2025’s Three Commitments (Timeline: May-July)

Step Four: Refining strategic priorities for RecWell (Timeline: August/September)

  • Developed Core Strategies/Outcomes (3 to 5)  
  • RecWell workgroup to determined pathway to identify outcomes but roadmap must include an Information gathering process.  
  • Developed 3-5 objectives subordinate to each strategy outcome  
  • Developed Action Plan-Who is doing what and when to achieve our objectives
  • Built-in processes for monitoring and modifying strategies  
  • RecWell workgroup to identified method for vetting draft plan with DSA and university community  

Step Five: Finalize Plan and Implementation after aligning with DSA SP confirmed (Timeline: Sept-Nov)

  • RecWell present final plan to DSALT and JHJ for approval or DSARH
  • RecWell present final plan at DSARH all staff meeting
  • JHJ to share out final plan in DSA newsletter  
  • Building Financial and Staffing Plan- Funding/support should follow strategic plan

 

Collaboration

This plan includes cross divisional collaboration by including strategies that and objectives that requires us to work with partners in units both within the division and across campus. The Recreation & Wellness Strategic plan supports both the Reach Higher 2025 and Division of Student affairs strategic plan. 

Building Capacity

Recreation & Wellness will build capacity by conducting the following strategies from our collective strategic planning process: 

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