The Wintrode Center’s strategic goals align with institutional goals and priorities identified in Imagine 2023 (2018-2023) and Pathway to Premier 2030 (2023-2030). Strategic goals will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that Wintrode Center programs are meeting the ever-changing needs of SDSU students.
Pathway to Premier
Goal: Achieve Excellence Through Transformative Education
- Objective 1: Access: Increase visibility of and access to Wintrode Center programs and services.
- Objective 2: Sense of Belonging: Create a welcoming and safe environment for all students.
- Objective 3: Self-efficacy: Identify new or increase use of current activities to enhance self-efficacy.
Goal: Cultivate and Strengthen Community Engagement
- Objective: Expand support to Wizipan Certificate students, faculty, and staff.
Goal: Foster Innovation and Increase Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
- Objective: Engage SDSU students with research projects or scholarly presentations.
Goal: Be a Growing, High-Performing, and Healthy University
- Objective: Allocate financial resources for five (5) staff members each year to participate in national conferences.
Imagine 2023
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Strategic Goal 1: Implement Proactive, Student-centered Strategies to Support Student Success
- Strategy 1: Enhance student learning and development
- Strategy 2: Improve student access to Wintrode Center and TRIO programs and services
- Strategy 3: Implement strategies to improve success of students with historically lower retention and graduation rates
- Strategy 4: Strengthen faculty preparation to support student success
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Strategic Goal 2: Achieve and Recognize Excellence in Student Success Practices
- Strategy 1: Achieve certifications relevant to the profession
- Strategy 2: Establish rewards and recognitions
- Strategy 3: Apply scholarly work to practice
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Strategic Goal 3: Develop a High-Performing Success Center Team
- Strategy 1: Strengthen new staff training, internally and externally
- Strategy 2: Develop a structured professional development plan for success center staff
Strategy 3: Provide leadership development opportunities for success center staff and SDSU students
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Strategic Goal 4: Cultivate a Culture of Assessment within the Success Center
- Strategy 1: Utilize data to inform decision-making and promote continuous improvement
- Strategy 2: Assess Wintrode courses to ensure alignment with student success research-based practices
- Strategy 3: Communicate Center outcomes