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Office of
Student Affairs and Enrollment Services

Facilitating academic success and personal development of Nicholls students.

Goals

Division of Student Affairs

2007-2008 Goals

  1. Enroll a fall 2007 first-time freshman class of at least 1,200 students with an average ACT score at least .1 higher than that of the fall 2006 entering class.
  2. Increase by 1% the rate of first-time, full-time freshmen admitted for fall 2007 and retained for the spring semester 2008, when compared to the fall 2006 entering class.
  3. Increase the number of first-time, full-time students accepting scholarship offers and enrolling in the University by 2% for fall 2007 as compared to fall 2006.
  4. Maintain or exceed the number of first-time, full-time minority scholarship students enrolling fall 2007 as compared to fall 2006.
  5. Establish an Enrollment Management Committee to provide guidance for development of campus recruitment and retention plans.
  6. Increase the number of items receiving satisfaction rates which meet or exceed the national average for the ACT Student Satisfaction Survey for 2007-2008 as compared to 2006-2007.
  7. Complete renovation of the Cafeteria.
  8. Complete renovation of the Bookstore.
  9. Initiate construction of new residence hall facilities and begin renovation of Ellender and Calecas Halls.
  10. Successfully assume management responsibility for the LaMaison complex.
  11. Secure land for and complete planning process for construction of the Recreation Center.
  12. Complete planning process for development of three phase campus crisis plan: education/prevention, response and recovery and begin implementation of plan.
  13. Distribute the University of Louisiana System College Loan Code of Conduct and review with appropriate employees.
  14. Review and develop campus action plan in response to Greek Assessment Program Report (Franklin Square).


2006-2007 Goals

  • Enroll a fall 2006 first time freshman class of at least 1,200 students with an average ACT score of at least .1 higher than fall 2005.
    • For the fall 2006 semester, 1119 First time freshmen enrolled.
    • The ACT scores of the first time freshman class increased .41 as compared to the fall 2005 class.
      2005                20.51
      2006                20.92
  • The rate of first-time, full-time students admitted for the fall 2006 semester and retained for the spring 2007 semester, when compared to the fall 2005 entering class, will increase 1 percent.
    • Fall 2005 to Spring 2006 retention rate - 81.7%
    • Fall 2006 to Spring 2007 retention rate - 81.8%
    • Increased .1%.
  • Increase the number of first-time, full-time freshman students accepting scholarship offers and enrolling in the university by 2 percent for fall 2006 as compared to fall 2005.
    • 2005 Accepted Scholarship Offer and Enrolled - 223 students
    • 2006 Accepted Scholarship Offer and Enrolled - 235 students
    • Increased 5.38%
  • Maintain the number of first-time, full-time minority scholarship students enrolling fall 2006 as compared to fall 2005.
    • 2005 - 72 scholarship students
    • 2006 - 63 scholarship students
    • The displacement of greater New Orleans students made it much more difficult to achieve this goal.
  • Revise the Recruitment and Retention Plans to reflect the university’s new adopted strategic plan.
    • Preliminary planning discussions held during 2006-2007. Formal Enrollment Management Committee appointment to be made fall 2007.
  • Increase the number of items receiving rates which meet or exceed the national average rating for the ACT Student Satisfaction Survey for 2006-2007 as compared to 2005-2006.
    • 35 items ranked higher than the national average in 2006.
    • 45 items ranked higher than the nation average for 2007.
    • The question on satisfaction with “this college in general” increased from from 3.82 to 3.90, which is our highest rating since the survey began in Spring 2000.
  • Complete streets and parking lots resurfacing project.
    • Project Completed March 2007.
  • Complete renovation of student union and cafeteria.
    • Renovation is underway. Completion date scheduled for August 2007.
  • Secure planning authority and financial support necessary to develop a residence hall facilities master plan.
    • Board approval to proceed with project granted April 2007. Board of Regents approval obtained May 2007. Construction scheduled to begin August 2007.
  • Secure land for and begin construction of the recreation center.
    • Negotiations continue for the purchase of the land between the State and landowners. Design of the building cannot be completed until the land is secured.

2010-2011 Goals

The Division of Student Affairs is committed to offering programs and services that are aligned with Council for Advancement of Standards or other nationally recognized standards.

  • Complete modern facilities for all programs and service units inside the Division of Student Affairs including the centralized housing of area specific services.
  • Create a campus environment that enables the timely evolution and revision of services.
  • Have and maintain 24-hour state-of-the-art technology access for students, faculty, staff, alumni and other users of campus services.
  • Implement programs or services designed to meet or exceed university enrollment goals.
  • Meet or exceed national student satisfaction averages in every Student Affairs unit.
  • Increase outreach and marketing programs designed to improve community interest, participation and support of Nicholls State University.
  • Increase awareness and support of the Nicholls Creed.