Annual ReportSTUDENT AFFAIRS

The division of

2013-2014

STUDENTAFFAIRS

RESIDENTIAL LIFERESIDENTIAL LIFE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES TO A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION IN A RESIDENTIAL ATMOSPHERE THAT ENHANCES THE STUDENT’S ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. RESIDENTIAL LIFE STRIVES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH OF STUDENTS BY SPONSORING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTING A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT VALUES RESPECT, INTEGRITY, CIVILITY AND FAIRNESS IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE DEVELOPED LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND DRIVE THE DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES. THE LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE LISTED BELOW AND THE ANNUAL REPORT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OUTCOMES.

» » Resident Assistant staff will participate in a quality-training program so that they are equipped to set the conditions to provide residential students with a safe and secure living environment. 

» » Residential Life collaborated with University Police and Kochville Township Fire Department to provide fire safety training to the Residential Life staff in August.  KFD trained the staff on fire safety including evacuation, fire extinguisher use and general building safety.  Staff concluded the training by practicing how to exit a building that was filled with smoke using the safety guides that were taught. 

» » Student Counseling Services and Residential Life collaborated and all Residential Life staff were trained as QPR Gatekeepers.  QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer and are three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide.  The Residential Life staff are often the first responders to students and are able to identify some of the warning signs students exhibit. 

» » 25 SVSU faculty, staff and students were trained as storm spotters in April as part of the university’s STORMREADY certification/initiative.  This was in collaboration with University Police and NOAA. 

» » A residential fire safety program, After the Fire, featuring Shawn Simmons and Alvaro Llanos, two survivors of the tragic 2000 Seton Hall residential fire occurred in September.  As part of the program, Kochville Township Volunteer firefighters were recognized and honored. 

» » The Department of Residential Life will provide residential students opportunities to demonstrate individual responsibility and citizenship through leadership and community service. 

» » The First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program became a true Living-Learning Community through the collaboration with the Communications Department.  The participants of FYRE were enrolled in a common course (COMM 105) together.  Professor Mike Lentz taught the class and also hosted his own FYRE event in Living Center Southwest teaching the students about personality types and traits. 

» » The staff and community dedicated themselves to service projects throughout the year to make an impact on their own living environment as well as helping others in the greater Saginaw community.  In October & April, the UVW staff cleaned up trash in the UVW community.  In October, the UVW council sponsored the Penelope Project, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Dylan Seeley’s  niece, Penelope.  (Dylan is a member of the council.)  Penelope was only a few weeks old at the time and had a very serious medical condition resulting in a number of costly surgeries.  The event raised over $300 which was sent to Penelope’s family.  Also, in November, the RA staff collected five boxes of canned goods/non-perishable items for a food pantry in Saginaw. 

» » The LCSW Council was active throughout the year offering programs for students to connect within the community.  They spent a great deal of time and energy in the Fall semester raising over $500 for a local family.  They delivered gifts & needed goods to a family in the City of Saginaw in December. 

» » Cardinals In Action (CIA) – a new living community – was launched in the Fall with a focus on community service.  Students participated in a service project at the Saginaw Children’s Museum. 

» » The LCN Talent Show program raised over $100 for Relay for Life and featured residents entertaining each other with their amazing talents. 

» » The LCN Council demonstrated their commitment to SVSU Athletics by  re-claiming the spirit/attendance award at the varsity basketball game. 

» » The Southeast Community continued their theme of SEC Gives Back – giving back to the community at SVSU and the surrounding community, an opportunity to explore citizenship.  Members of the SEC participated in fundraisers to support a family through the Adopt-A-Family program (over $300 raised), participated in Relay for Life, and sponsored a Farmer’s Market Breakfast which brought students together for breakfast made with all locally grown/made products from the Farmer’s Market. 

» » Pine Grove Council received recognition from RHA for The Haunted Grove – a Halloween program that had over 350 students participate – it was selected as the Program of the Year. 

» » Affinity Housing continued to develop by providing students in Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Sigma, His House, Standing In the Gap, & Honors the opportunity to live in community with each other.  50 students participated in Affinity Housing during 2014-2015. 

» » The First Year Suites have a new image, at least for a community gathering place for its residents.  The community space in A-House basement has a fresh coat of red & white paint, a new TV and has been named “Coop’s Cave” – a name agreed upon and voted on by the residents. 

» » FYS residents were welcomed home by the staff with a Welcome Back Bash in September and over 350 residents attended! 

BY THE NUMBERS...» »446 total number of programs offered by RAs, Councils, RHA & NRHH» »4058 MAP-Works surveys completed by residential FTIC students during the year (99.9% of residential FTIC students completed the Fall transition survey)» »5864 Health & Safety inspections completed» »500 roommate agreements completed (500 rooms out of 665 = 75%)» »44 RAs earned an average of 3.378 GPA in the Fall semester while completing an average of 13.77 credit hours» »44 RAs earned an average of 3.506 GPA in the Winter semester while completing an average of 13.66 credit hours» »73 FTIC participated in a Freshman Interest Community (Cardinals In Action, Fit Into College, First Year Residential Experience or Living Leadership Program)

» » The First Year Board, First Year Suites Hall Council, received the award for Council of the Year, and the President, Peter Rudofski received the award for Executive Board Member of the Year. 

» » Residential student leaders were showing off their Cardinal Pride throughout the nation this year in a variety of ways, and it will continue into the next year.  Joey Koehn (’14) served as the NACURH Associate for NRHH, Jaimmie Koss & Haylie Chamarro co-chaired the GLACURH No Frills conference at SVSU, Gwin Simpson (’14) and Sam Domagala (’14) co-hosted the Michigan RA Conference.  Three students were elected to serve on the Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Association’s board for 2014-2015: Haylie Chamarro (Director), Jaimmie Koss (Associate Director for Programming) and Melissa Jones (Student Resource Consultant). 

» » Students attended state, regional and national leadership conferences this year representing SVSU.  Several honors were bestowed on SVSU: GLACURH Best Banner and Best Roll Call; Jaimmie Koss received a Golden MOWII – an award to recognize service to the region from a GLACURH Regional Board of Directors Member; Samantha Domagala (’14) received the MORHA RA of the Year Award; the Olivia A. Lake NRHH Chapter at SVSU received the MORHA Outstanding NRHH Chapter of the Year award; Joey Koehn (’14) received a NACURH Gold Pin (a NACURH award given at the NACURH Chairperson’s discretion.  It provides recognition of individuals who have contributed significantly to NACURH and each year, only eight pins may be awarded). 

» » The Residence Housing Association (RHA) provided residential students with opportunities to gain leadership skills through on-campus and off-campus conferences, offered a variety of programs – including Halloween Bash, Study-A-Thon and Mardi Gras. 

» » The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) SVSU faculty/staff annual recognition dinner was held in March.  Each member of NRHH identified a SVSU faculty or staff member that played an important role and/or had a profound impact in each individual student’s success and achievement.  The NRHH members recognized and honored their guest at this dinner.  

» » SVSU hosted the Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls No Frills conference in March.  They welcomed over 150 guests from campuses in Michigan, Ontario, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.  The theme was “Once Upon a No Frills” and the students hosted a well-organized conference allowing the region of GLACURH the opportunity to conduct business and plan for the future in an effective manner.  Many accolades were given to the student leaders and volunteers. 

» » SVSU hosted the Michigan RA Conference where RAs from the state came together to learn how to be better RAs and gain valuable resources to assist their residents in being more successful.  Another fantastic conference! 

» » The Department of Residential Life will provide residential students opportunities to establish a strong academic foundation through aptly intended programs and initiatives. 

» » The UVW staff put an emphasis on assisting new transfer students acclimate to SVSU.  During the fall semester about 20 transfer students participated in “Transfer Dinners” where the RAs would meet with the students, help them connect with each other, provide resources for engaging at SVSU and assist with questions.  This was a successful endeavor for the students who participated. 

» » The UVW RAs hosted an academic advising & financial aid program in October with Adrian Ramirez and two peer advisors. 

» » The UVW RAs hosted an Academic Carnival in February to help residents study more effectively, learn about the scholar dollar program through the Office of Multicultural Services, and how to better use the library website. 

» » The Second Year Experience (SYE), a program targeted at assisting second year students continue their transition to college and build the necessary experiences for success leading to graduation and a career, offered a variety of programs to aid in their success including Suit UP! – a resume building and professional dress workshop in collaboration with Career Services. 

» » Based on the MAP-Works survey results that indicated high levels of stress amongst the SYE students, Meditation Night was held to assist in identifying ways to manage stress in positive ways. 

» » In March the RAs sponsored a Professional Mixer.  This program created opportunities for students to discuss their majors and future career paths with faculty members. 50 students and 25 faculty/staff members attended this program on a Friday afternoon where the students needed to dress up to at least business casual to discuss their academics. 

» » During the fall semester, the Red & White Brigade was created.  Twelve SVSU students assisted in residential student education and promotion of MAP-Works, surveys and student success initiatives.   » » The Department of Residential Life will assist students in developing a sense of belonging and a connection with SVSU and the surrounding community through the teachings of multicultural competencies. 

» » The UV-West Staff turned UV 450 into a dance club and played music from each continent (with the exception of Antarctica). This event showcased music from around the world and gave international students a chance to dance to some of the hits from their home countries and expose residents to a variety of music and dance styles. 

» » The Global Community provided residents with monthly programs connecting the domestic and international students with SVSU and the community.  Members attended 50 Fest and went to Leaman’s Apple Barn in the fall.  Watch for more developments in 2014-2015 as the partnership with OIP continues to develop and collaboration with the International Student Club increases.  » » The Pine Grove staff had 712 residents attend programs which included 74 international students.  The staff was intentional in connecting with the international population to aid in their integration. 

» » The Pros vs. Joes Memorial Basketball Game raised $1,225 and had over 300 SVSU faculty, staff, students, and community members in attendance.  This event continues to honor the memory of Abou Traore, educate the community on Abou and Africa, and raise funds for the endowed scholarship. Allison Collier was awarded the 2014 Abou Traore Scholarship. 

» » The Living Leadership Program members focused a portion of their experience on learning about themselves as individual leaders and how they impact others.  One project focused on a personality assessment and discovering how to connect with and interact with people who have varied styles/approaches to leadership.  Another project involved a Ted talk on personal leadership and how our actions impact the image we portray. 

» » Freshmen Interest Communities are groups of students who self-select to participate in a program focusing on a particular area, like leadership (LLP - Living Leadership Program), Community Service/Volunteerism (CIA - Cardinals In Action), and Academic Transition (FYRE - First Year Residential Experience). These students live in a common housing area, participate in programs and have shared experiences throughout the year. As evidenced below, they meet or exceed the academic success of their peers.

Average GPAFreshman Interest Communities = 2.84

FTICs = 2.28

Average Credits AttemptedFreshman Interest Communities = 14.52

FTICs = 12.85

Average GPAFreshman Interest Communities = 2.55

FTICs = 2.55

Average Credits AttemptedFreshman Interest Communities = 14.47

FTICs = 13.82

» »Military Student Affairs recorded over 650 contacts (more than 270 unique) for students attending programming and/or seeking assistance other than VA benefit certification. 

» » SVSU was nationally recognized by the Department of Education and Department of Veterans Affairs as meeting the requirements for President Obama’s “8 Keys to Veterans’ Success” Initiative; one of six higher educational institutions in the state to be honored  as such. 

» » SVSU was named to GI Jobs  “Military Friendly Schools List” for the third consecutive year. 

» » The Military Student Affairs Office is proud to be one of three Michigan four-year public universities to have a 

submitted resource posted to the American Council on Education’s Toolkit for Veteran Friendly Institutions.  

» » SVSU completed the application process and was approved by the VA as a Yellow Ribbon Program school; this guarantees that eligible veterans’ tuition will not exceed the cost of the highest tuition at a public institution of higher learning in Michigan. 

» » The Cardinal Military Association has a membership of 84 active, reserve and military dependent students, as well as supportive allies composed of faculty, staff, and students in the University community. 

» » The Cardinal Military Association raised over $350 selling paracord bracelets 

and t-shirts; funds were used to assemble and send care packages to Cardinals deployed to Afghanistan. 

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» » The Military Student Affairs Resource Center, which includes a “One-stop Shop” for military-affiliated students to obtain specialized services and, as well as a dedicated lounge, had a soft opening this spring. The grand opening event will be held in the fall. 

» » SVSU was proud to sponsor a Veteran’s Day program. The Cardinal Military Association provided a color guard for the November 9th football game and the Veterans in the audience were publically recognized for  their service. 

MILITARY STUDENTAFFAIRS

MILITARY STUDENT AFFAIRS BECAME AN OFFICIAL SVSU DEPARTMENT UNDER THE STUDENT AFFAIRS DIVISION IN JUNE 2013.

» » The Military Student Affairs office sponsored 33 guests at the Military Student Reintegration Orientation in August. The program was designed to connect new student Veterans with campus resource offices, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resources, faculty/staff, and each other. 

» » In October, the Military Student Affairs office hosted a Veteran Healthcare Appreciation Day sponsored by the United Way of Saginaw County. The event provided Veterans an opportunity to sign up for VA healthcare benefits and the State of Michigan Veterans Registry. 

» » Two students from the Cardinal Military Association represented SVSU at the Consortium of Michigan Veteran Educators regional Student Veterans of America conference in April. 

» »Military-affiliated student enrollment increased 10% in 2013; VA student enrollment increased 8%. 36 military-affiliated students graduated. 

» » In collaboration with the Office of Admissions, Military Student Affairs established an off-site location for military students at Delta College to assist with transferring to SVSU.

Student Conduct Programs

The Student Conduct Programs staff has had a successful implementation of a new student conduct record management software program, Maxient. Maxient’s software also allows other areas, such as Cardinals Care, Title IX, Academic Integrity, and Student General Complaint Form, to have a similar format, but records will be seen only by members of the specific groups.

Student Conduct Programs, Student Counseling Center and University Police presented the 4Cs – Counselors, Conduct, Cops and Collaboration -- to the Adjunct Faculty. They have and continue to make this presentation during Parent Orientations.

44 academic integrity hearings were conducted in the 2013-2014 academic year. In addition, faculty provided notification of 54 informally resolved cases of plagiarism or cheating incidents in the classroom.

46 faculty, 29 staff and 18 students make up the University Student Conduct Board. The members of the University Student Conduct Board volunteer their time to hear academic and behavioral cases. The Board is responsible for evaluating information submitted at student hearings and setting appropriate sanctions.

To keep updated on the Federal Guidelines Student Conduct Programs, staff has attended workshops on Clery and Title IX compliance. Also they are members of the Association of Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA) and have attended regional conferences to keep current on the policies and procedures.

A task force, consisting of faculty, staff and students, was convened to review the Alcohol and Other Drug Policy. Discussion centered on prevention programs and sanctions. A reccomendation regarding appropriate amounts of alcohol for residential students 21 or older was forwarded to administration for consideration.

The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) is a collaborative group that includes staff from the following areas: Student Conduct Programs, Residential Life, Student Life, Multicultural Services, University Police, Student Counseling, International Programs and the Dean of Students. This group discusses issues of concern, takes proactive stances in assisting students retention at the University, and recommends follow-up in support of student retention.

43 behavioral hearings were conducted in 2013-2014 academic year.

» The Office of Diversity Programs, Student Conduct Programs, and Peer Health Education are collaborating to bring attention to the University to promote a better understanding of federal laws governing college campus safety, specifically the prevention and intervention of sexual assault.

Examples of the education include:» Peer Theater during Fresh Start» Bystander Intervention programs » Red Watchband – bystander intervention for alcohol poisoning» QPR trainings provided by Student Counseling Center for mental health» Cardinals Care campus notes» Online pledge to encourage community support

             Military Student           Affairs has partnered          with several community          organizations on          a multitude of programs          and initiatives in          order to enhance the            academic and social          well-being of SVSU’s           military-affiliated students and to give back to the Tri-city Veteran community; included are the Saginaw Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Michigan Army National Guard, Operation Injured Soldier, the United Way of Saginaw County, the Saginaw Spirit, the Saginaw Veterans Treatment Court, and the Great Lakes Bay Veterans Network. 

Gifts to Students with Disabilities:» An SVSU staff person donated a specialized motorized wheelchair to use as a back-up if a student’s stops working while on campus.

Community Involvement:» Disability Services has an active presence within the community providing leadership and presentations with the Saginaw ISD, Leadership Saginaw, and MI Association for Higher Education and Disabilities.

With over 265 students registered, it is all about students, collaboration and graduation.Students are involved:» Students with disabilities were invited to a reception with University Policy Officers at the beginning of the year to meet the officers, answer questions, and discuss campus concerns. » Student club Ability First is selling ribbons and posting signatures of supporters on the Wall for Friends of Inclusion.» 22 panels of a colorful and moving Disability History Exhibit, on loan to SVSU, hung throughout Curtiss Hall tracing 3000 years of discrimination.» In April, students celebrated success by receiving certificates of accomplishments, and giving certificates of appreciation to faculty and staff. 29 students with disabilities received a 4.0 GPA for fall or winter semester.

Collaboration:» Working with Housing Operations and Residential Life staff to create new procedures which led to the successful placement of two assistance animals with eligible students.» Working with IT and Business Services to ensure that all new technology purchased meets the new accessibility legal requirements. » Working with Great Lakes Business Leadership Network in hosting a Career Development Day specifically for students with disabilities, with employers ready to hire. » Working with the Social Work Department to match volunteers as peer mentors with students who have Asperger Syndrome.» Working with Dinning Services to create a registry of students with life-threatening allergies.

Numbers for 2013 - 2014

32.7% increase in students requesting services for the first time20.3% increase in students requesting classroom accommodations27.7% increase in students requesting Housing accommodations

11.1% increase in tests proctored for faculty13% attrition, down from 16% in 2013 and 18% in 2012

Our Peer Health Education team received a national award through the National BACCHUS Network naming us 2013 Outstanding Peer Education Team. SVSU is one of 330 institutions

associated with The BACCHUS Network nationally. Seven institutions in total won Outstanding BACCHUS Affiliate awards.

Sara Martinez was promoted from Assistant Director of the Student Counseling Center to the Director of Student Wellness Programs. The promotion signified SVSU’s commitment to students in terms of the importance of health prevention. This allows for more collaboration and programs to encourage students’ health and wellbeing.

Sexual Assault Prevention Team (SAPT) started in January of this year. Students in this peer education group serve the campus community through education in hopes to prevent sexual assault. The group of 22 trained students also aims to educate the student body about their rights and resources if they are sexually assaulted.

Along with the promotion, Peer Health Education was named Student Wellness Programs and relocated to a newly designed office in Doan.

In April 2014, Sara Martinez, Director of Student Wellness Programs, received the Outstanding Advisor Award from the regional Area 7 BACCHUS Conference. Students from the PHE team nominated her.

Overall, the PHE team created over 16,000 outreach opportunities for the 2013-2014 academic year. They reached students through presentations, large events, and campus-wide activities. This exceeded our past total number of outreach from prior years.

Student Wellness Programs will go into the fall 2014 school year with 29 students in PHE, 22 in the sexual assault prevention team (SAPT), and 14 in Greeks advocating the mature management of alcohol (GAMMA). This is the largest, and most diverse, any of our peer education teams have been so we are excited to roll out new initiatives for the fall including our two newly appointed topics, environmental sustainability and sexual assault prevention, in addition to our outreach on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, sexual health, and wellness.

Sara Martinez

Sarah Devitt, was voted by her peers to serve as one of 12 representatives for the BACCHUS Student Advisory Committee for Area 7, which includes more than 75 higher education institutions within Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

STUDENT WELLNESS PROGRAMS

DISABILITY SERVICES

Fit Into College Fit into College is a year-long program that includes monthly programs based on health, nutrition, body

image, and fitness. The students in this program worked with a personal mentor, an upper-class Exercise Science student, and

completed weekly study hours. This year, 16 residential students participated in Fit into

College.

Student Health 101 Student Health 101, an e-magazine focused on health, wellness, and fitness, was launched in February 2014.

This magazine is actively distributed to students in addi-tion to informational flyers from the magazine through

email and postings. One SVSU student will fill the position to share blogs, vid-eos, and articles published in the SVSU specific issues of

Student Health 101.

Cardinal Fitness This past fall, we began implementing semester-long passes, allowing members to participate in any or all

fitness classes throughout the semester.

Promotional videos were made to provide a basic understanding of what to expect while taking a fitness

class. These were created with the help of Academic and Business Affairs.

Facility Updates In August 2013, bi-annual preventative maintenance was

performed on all fitness equipment. This process was then repeated in March after a very busy start to the

winter semester. MTV’s award winning college channel, mtvU was

installed during the Winter 2014 semester in the second floor of the Campus Recreation Center. This channel

features exclusive emerging artists, news, student life features and initiatives to provide students with the

means to advance positive social change. During the summer of 2014, there will be an update in

software programming to Fusion on July 7, 2014. This will allow for payments to be made within the recreation

center, as well as an ease in the process of renting equipment.

Campus Recreation is also looking forward to collaborating with the Kinesiology department to

determine the correlation between a students academic successes and participation

3.4 GPA

708

1,846

Average grade point among the 16 Fit Into College Students during the 2013-14

Academic Year

Unique visitors viewed Student Health 101 during the Winter 2014 Semester

of personal training this past academic year

hour

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600 Cardinal Fitness

Passes sold in ’13-’14

Freshman Wilderness Experience Throughout the summer sessions of Freshman

Orientation Programs students are offered the option to attend an outdoor adventure trip. These students start their trip just after orientation ends, traveling to their

campsite in the early evening. While on this trip, students are able to participate in a

variety of activities from hiking to kayaking. This experience has been complimented by many students and has offered incoming freshmen the opportunity to

get to know their peers and mentors while spending time in the beautiful Northern Michigan wilderness.

Intramural Sports Beginning in the summer of 2013, lunchtime volleyball has found a developed interest among faculty and staff members. This allows for a gateway to engaging these members of the SVSU community to participate within

the recreation programs. Two intramural referees were selected to attend a na-

tional flag football refereeing clinic and basketball train-ing.

Looking forward into the 2014-15 school year, we are ex-cited to announce that Campus Recreation has partnered with Wings Twenty Inc. (Buffalo Wild Wings) as a sponsor for intramural sports at SVSU. Details to this agreement

include championship banners, gift certificates for all championship teams, and championship photos displayed

in the Saginaw BWW store.

Outside SVSU Within the last year, Campus Recreation has purchased new equipment for the Outside SVSU program including 10 kayaks, a kayak trailer and other miscellaneous equip-

ment. Campus Recreation also saw a positive interest from 6

international students from both France and Saudi Arabia who attended a white water rafting trip this past year. The variety of Outside SVSU trips continues to broaden

as we plan for the 2014-15 academic year.

Club Sports Women’s Club Soccer won their third straight league

championship in Fall 2013. They outscored their opponents this season 42-3. Next year, this team will

compete in the Women’s Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference, playing against schools such as Michigan

State University and Notre Dame. A Club Sports Advisory Committee has been created

through the involvement of eight club sport athletes to update and revise the Club Sport Guidebook.

The Tennis Club was awarded the Sportsmanship Award at their regional tournament, which provided them with

a travel stipend and automatic bid to compete in the National Campus Championship Series in April 2014.

1,879 students participated in

intramural sports in 2013-14

60 on 10 Participants OS Trips

Intramural Sports

Outside SVSU

Beginning in the summer of 2013, lunchtime volleyball has found a developed interest among faculty and staff members. This allows for a gateway to engaging these members of the SVSU community 

to participate within the recreation programs. 

Two intramural referrees were selected to attend a national flag football refereeing clinic and basketball training. 

Looking forward into the 2014-15 school year, we are excited to announce that Campus Recreation has partnered with Wings 

Twnety Inc. (Buffalo Wild Wings) as a sponsor for intramural sports at SVSU. Details to this agreement include championship banners, gift certificates for all championship teams, and championship 

photos displayed in the Saginaw BWW store.

Within the last year, Campus Recreation has purchased new equipment for the Outside SVSu program including 10 kayaks, a 

kayak trailer and other miscellaneous equipment.

Campus Recreation also saw a positive interest from 6 international students from both France and Saudi Arabia who 

attended a white water raftering trip this past year.

The variety of Outside SVSU tripes continues to broaden as we plan for the 2014-15 academic year.

Student Health 101Student Health 101, an e-magazine focused on health, wellness, and 

fitness, was launched in February 2014.

This magazine is actively distributed to students in addition to informational flyers from the magazine through email and postings.

One SVSU student will fill the position to share blogs, videos, and articles published in the SVSU specific issues of Student Health 101.

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STUDENT LIFE

THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER WILL FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE AND RESPECTED AS THEY EXPLORE COMMUNITY SERVICE, DIVERSITY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND FACILITATING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND A SENSE OF RED PRIDE.

STUDENT LIFE CENTER MISSION STATEMENTTHE STUDENT LIFE CENTER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER WILL FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE AND RESPECTED AS THEY EXPLORE COMMUNITY SERVICE, DIVERSITY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND FACILITATING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND A SENSE OF RED PRIDE.

Student Life Programming (including Program Board and Valley Nights)» Welcome Weekend

» Poster Sale and Student Life Open House on Friday, Aug. 23 (attendance 553)» Valley Nights first movie of the semester on Friday, Aug. 23 (attendance 328)» Commuter Dinner on Friday, Aug. 23 (attendance 52)» Cardinal Comedy Night on Saturday, Aug. 24 (attendance 460)

» Cards’ Party This is Student Life’s most collaborative and inclusive event of the year. Cards’ Part is a fair aimed at providing SVSU students with information about organizations, non-profits, and businesses in the Great Lakes Bay Region.» Featured 140 tables (71 RSOs, 34 non-profit organizations, 33 area businesses, 8 campus offices)» ~ 1,300 students attended the event

» “50 Fest” This was a signature 50th Anniversary event for our students. A two-day carnival featuring rides, entertainment acts, food, and prizes. The first day of the event was directed more specifically to our SVSU student population and the second day was more geared to the community.» Student attendance = 1945» Community (guest) attendance = 354

Highlights

» We Are 50 Years in the Making – Homecoming 2013 » 1350 students participated in the week-long activities (Lip Sync Contest was the most popular event drawing a crowd of 415).» Homecoming culminated with the tailgate, parade, football game, crowning of King/Queen (Dylan Kosaski and Emily VanFleteren [representing Forever Red]), and trophy presentation to the winning RSO (Kappa Tau Epsilon).

» Commuter Programs» Over 1,000 Cardinal Commuter Value Cards were issued in 2013-14.» Over 100 unique discounts were offered to commuters throughout the year. Many of these discounts were for on-campus locations (bookstore, dining locations, campus recreation) but some included area businesses (Valvoline Instant Oil Change, PCS computer systems).

» Registered Student Organizations – » Finished the academic year with 182 RSOs

» 50 of which are in the category of academic/professional/honorary.» 14 of which are defined as having a department association.

Leadership and Greek Programs» National Society of Leadership and Success

This is a national program facilitated through Student Life. The program requires participants to attend leadership development programs, work in small goal-setting groups, attend leadership webinars, and submit their own leadership reflections.» Accepted 362 new members in August, 2013.» Inducted 192 new members in April, 2014.» Hosted Kenya Rutledge, NSLS spokesperson as the keynote speaker at the NSLS induction banquet in April, 2014.

» Greek Life» 6 fraternities, 5 sororities; divided into three councils.» IFC (Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau), NPC (Kappa Tau Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Sigma), NPHC (Zeta Phi Beta, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Omega Psi Phi, Iota Phi Theta)» Collectively Greek Life completed over 7,000 hours of community service, and donated over $16,000 to university and national philanthropic causes.

» Including NPHC leading all student organizations in donations to the Student Giving Campaign (students’ contribution to the Talent.Opportunity.Promise Campaign).

» Student Life sponsored volunteer programs

» 67 student volunteers/participants for the 9/11 Heroes Run.» Adopted 56 families through the United Way’s Holiday Wish List Program.» Reported 8,815.05 hours of service through OrgSync.

» Michigan Campus Compact Recognition

» Taylor Huebler-Davis and Jennifer Philburn were honored with the “Commitment to Service” award, a distinction given to only 34 other students in the state.» 28 SVSU students were honored with the Heart and Soul Award.

» Alternative Breaks » 11 trips left SVSU for service in communities in Michigan and throughout the U.S.» 116 students traveled/served on an Alternative Break.» Service was performed by our students addressing issues such as; military services, world hunger, rural reconstruction, urban poverty, assisting the elderly, youth development, and animal welfare.

» Habitat for Humanity » 3 trips left SVSU for service in Asheville, NC, Bloomington, IN, and Oak Ridge, TN.» A total of 34 students traveled/served on a Habitat for Humanity trip.

Service and Volunteerism

STUDENT COUNSELING CENTER

Student Counseling

Center 2013-2014

An Evening withGreg Louganis

Frank Warren with

Active Minds members

Active Minds - RSOof the Year

Outreach» PostSecret In February, various offices in the SVSU community partnered with the Student Counseling Center to bring on-campus speaker Frank Warren and his PostSecret program. 460 students, faculty, staff, and community members were in attendance to listen to presenter Frank Warren share secrets that have been mailed to him since he began his project back in 2007. Frank discussed mental health and suicide prevention throughout his talk. At the end of the event, students had the opportunity to share their own secrets at the microphone and were directed toward resources available to them. Outside of the venue there were resource tables set up by the counseling center and Active Minds where information on mental health topics and resources were available for students to take with them. Feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive, with many students requesting that the event be held again.The event was well attended by the SVSU and broader community. In conjunction with the PostSecret program, students were able to create their own artful postcards in which they shared their own secrets. Locked mailboxes were placed in the offices of Student Life, Residential Life, and the Student Counseling Center where students could create their own anonymous postcards to be posted around campus. Over 100 post cards were created for the display sharing secrets about suicide and depression, relationships, sexual assaults, sexual/gender identity, uncertainty, college, etc. Post cards were displayed according to topic and for some topics (such as suicide, sexual assault, LGBT post cards), available resources were displayed alongside the post cards. Jenny Stephens the Assistant Director of Student Counseling as the organizer, with assistance from the Active Minds Chapter and Peer Health Education played excellent host for the event.

RecognitionsActive Minds was recognized as RSO of the Year.

Collaborations» During the Winter Semester the Student Counseling Center teamed up with Dr. Ali Ibrihim, MD in an effort to expand the range of the Student Counseling Center resources. Dr. Ibrihim and his associates met with Anne Acker and Jenny Stephens both Assistant Directors of the Student Counseling Center and agreed to provide SVSU Students with priority care for psychiatric services.» QPR Gatekeeper training has gained steam over the year with the counselors training a wide variety of the SVSU community. The Center Staff has trained groups of nursing students, the CJ Society, and all Resident Assistants. The Center was requested to train Academic Advising, Athletics Department, and Residential Life Staff.

For the Academic year of 2013-2014, the Student Counseling staff served

1,532 students with individual appointments,

which was up from the 2012-2013 school year by 227 individual appointments.

613of those served were unique clients to the Counseling Center.

The increase in demand for individual counseling can be attributed to the effort launched in the 2012-2013 school year to put the Counseling Center services on display by presenting to all English 111 classes.The reduction of the negative perception of counseling has played a factor in the increasing numbers as well with students responding on surveys stating that counseling was not as difficult as they had imagined.

Statistics

Individual alcohol appointmentswere down by1.3%from 2012-2013,

which can be attributed to a reduction in off campus alcohol offenses.

Students that were mandated to treatment for drug offenses remained statistically the same.

Individual counseling went up by

over two percent

over the academic year from the previous year.

Disability Follow up appointments increased by

2.3%from the previous year.

2.5%Crisis and Crisis follow-ups decreased by

Jenny organized a roundtable discussion attended by student leaders around campus and facilitated by Frank Warren himself discussing the importance of communication as it relates to depression. This event was in effort to bring suicide awareness into the forefront partially funded by the GLS suicide prevention grant.

» An Evening with Greg LouganisWorld and Olympic Champion Diver Greg Louganis presented his traveling show “An Evening with Greg Louganis.” Through a collaboration with Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Services, Greg Louganis spoke at SVSU about his struggles with his HIV diagnosis, dealing with past domestic abuse, his struggles with depression and suicide attempts, and how he manages his mental health. The show was well received by the SVSU Community and the Great Lakes Bay region patrons that attended as well.

» During the Winter Semester the Student Counseling Center began to utilize groups as a way of reaching a broader audience.

1. The Counseling Center Staff held coping and decompression groups with the Resident Assistants.2. Counseling Center Staff facilitated a six week grief and loss support group.Participation consistently increased during the year and is expected to continue in the upcoming year.

MissionThe University creates opportunities for individuals to achieve intellectual and personal development through academic, professional, and cultural programs. By fostering an environment of inquiry and openness that respects the diversity of all whom it serves, the University prepares graduates whose leadership and expertise contribute to the advancement of a pluralistic society. The University serves as a cultural and intellectual center dedicated to the pursuit and propagation of knowledge.

VisionThe University will provide academic, professional, and cultural programs at the highest level of quality and service; it will achieve national recognition for its programs of distinction. The University’s graduates shall distinguish themselves and their University through meritorious service, accomplishments, and leadership in the economic, cultural, and civic affairs of a diverse and global society. Through exemplary teaching, research, and engagement with the greater community, the University will also be the premier cultural and intellectual resource for the region’s schools, governments, businesses, and people.

50th Anniversary Student Events:» »50-Fest, a street festival, opened the academic year celebrations» »Homecoming Reunion of past Homecoming Kings and Queens…    25 were able to attend!» »19 past Student Association presidents participated in the     Homecoming recognition.» »Dinner with 50… Student leaders enjoyed a networking dinner    with 50 Alum» »A Residential Life & Housing reunion» »Red Pride Essay Contest winners:  1st place – Valerie Adams; 2nd    place – Stephanie Cambridge; and 3rd place – Emily Darling» »SVSU History Trivia Game in the Valley Vanguard» »A time capsule was dedicated and placed in the wall of the new    fieldhouse to be opened in 2063» » “What Can I Do?” Volunteer Commitment in which students     pledged service hours» »Student Fundraising Campaign for scholarships… and more!

Higher Learning Commission Student ParticipationIt was important to make the University community aware of the HLC process and visit. To do so, a ‘student street team’ was created. Students Megan Potts and Tyler Manning took the lead is getting the word out through:» »Potty Postings» »An online survey that resulted in prizes for survey-takers» »Distribution of Accreditation Matters t-shirts» »Presentations at RSO meetings» »A video that was located on YouTube» »Memes posted on I’m BOSS Facebook» »Distribution of an SVSU USB wristband with HLC information

Selecting SVSU’s 4th President Students were invited to meet the finalists invited to campus for the final phase of the selection process for SVSU’s 4th President.  Student leaders were able to spend time over a casual lunch getting to know the four candidates.  President Bachand spent an evening over dinner on April 16 with student leaders to share insights and goals for his administration.

Donald Bachand

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2013-2014 was an exciting year at SVSU! Heading the list were the 50th Anniversary celebration, the HLC accreditation visit, and the appointment of our new president. Student Affairs and the student body were involved in every aspect... here are some highlights: