One of the top priorities听of听the听Division of Student Affairs听is听to听help听students听succeed听in their academic journey听at CU Boulder. There听are many areas within our students鈥� lives that can affect their academic performance if听their听needs are not met. From听healthy听relationships with peers to having听nutritious and convenient听food听on campus to finding mental health support, we are continuously听enhancing听our services to meet the needs of students so they can do their best academically.听
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Christina Gonzales
Through Redefining Student听Support听we are focused on the key areas of Health and Wellness, Student Engagement and Support. The听reorganization and changes that have taken place in the division听were designed to听keep the student at the center of all that we do. Maintaining a student-centered听approach听aligns with other university initiatives, as we collectively adapt and consider the future of learning at CU Boulder.听
As I continue听to reflect on my past three years as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs,听I am grateful for opportunities to partner and make meaningful change for our students.听There are听a number of听Student Affairs professionals听serving on key campus听committees, including the Unified Student Experience, Foundations of Excellence, Academic Futures, Financial Futures and more.听A few highlights听from our partnerships听include:
- Serving as a sponsor for the Unified Student Experience.听This project has been an incredible lift from our partners at the Office of Information Technology and so many others from across campus. Many听members of our听team have served on committees听as well, and it is exciting to see听how this project is听improving our students鈥� digital experience.
- Working with the Office of Data Analytics and campus partners to听explore student success outcomes听from the point of entry through graduation, so that we听are able to听tailor programs and meet individual student needs.听
- Through Academic Futures and Foundations of Excellence,听staff have engaged in robust conversations and planning for the future of the academic experience for our students, with particular focus on the听first-year听experience.
- Student Affairs has a large footprint on听campus, and we are听serving on the core teams for Financial听Futures听and听Strategic Facilities Visioning.听These conversations focus on evaluating how听we meet the needs of campus while mitigating rising costs,听utilizing facilities more efficiently听and听evolving听to meet the needs of our future students and families.
- Strategic Relations and Communications and OIT鈥檚 Business Analysis and Solutions Architecture team, who have provided invaluable support and ongoing collaboration with our Redefining Student Support initiative, and so many others on campus.
I听am excited about the positive strides we鈥檝e been able to make to support the overall experience of our students. I truly look forward to continuing to build on the progress we have made so far听and strengthening our campus partnerships to听support our students鈥� academic success听and the听academic mission听of the university.
Christina Gonzales
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
