4. Student and Alumni Support
Provide an outstanding student experience outside the classroom to support the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth of our students, and continue serving them as alumni.
1. Develop the Student Success Center to offer improved advising, mentoring, and tutoring services to help students who need greater assistance.
2. Improve the caliber of current career counseling and placement services by encouraging students to think effectively and creatively about their plans while they are still in school; facilitate internships during school years; and facilitate job placement upon completing a degree.
3. Improve the overall student experience by enriching and uplifting residential life.
4. Improve food service: nourish our students with delicious and nutritious food, prepared and served by a happy, positive food service staff.
5. Continue promoting a substance-free campus.
6. Enhance Student Activities to improve the intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our students.
7. Create a well-functioning support system for international students to meet their academic and social needs, and implement programs to further understanding, appreciation, and interactions between international and US students.
8. Develop and offer an increased variety of opportunities for student/faculty/administration interaction outside the classroom.
9. Continue to refine Welcome Weekend and Orientation for new students to ensure a smooth transition to life at MIU.
10. Reconnect with alumni and offer valuable services to keep them engaged with and supportive of the University’s growth and expansion.
Provide an outstanding student experience outside the classroom to support the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth of our students, and continue serving them as alumni.
1. Develop the Student Success Center to offer improved advising, mentoring, and tutoring services to help students who need greater assistance. Rod Eason
2. Improve the caliber of current career counseling and placement services by encouraging students to think effectively and creatively about their plans while they are still in school; facilitate internships during school years; and facilitate job placement upon completing a degree. Rod Eason
3. Improve the overall student experience by enriching and uplifting residential life. Rod Eason
4. Improve food service: nourish our students with delicious and nutritious food, prepared and served by a happy, positive food service staff.Dave Streid
5. Continue promoting a substance-free campus. Rod Eason
6. Enhance Student Activities to improve the intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our students. Rod Eason
7. Create a well-functioning support system for international students to meet their academic and social needs, and implement programs to further understanding, appreciation, and interactions between international and US students. Rod Eason
8. Develop and offer an increased variety of opportunities for student/faculty/administration interaction outside the classroom. Rod Eason
9. Continue to refine Welcome Weekend and Orientation for new students to ensure a smooth transition to life at MIU. Rod Eason
10. Reconnect with alumni and offer valuable services to keep them engaged with and supportive of the University’s growth and expansion.
Great progress has been made in this department; two full time staff have been allocated to this area and a new Alumni Association web site was developed and launched.
A new Alumni Association membership card was designed and over 1,000 cards have been delivered to Alumni and over 400 new members have signed up on the web site.
Several successful reunions have been held including the class of 1977 – 1982 group, over 400 alumni have participated in events in Fairfield, our email newsletter has over 20% open rate.
– David Todt, Vice-President of Expansion