Student Life Office

Student Life works closely with other College departments to provide extra-curricular social, recreational, cultural and educational opportunities. Students are able to build personal and professional skills by getting involved in student clubs and organizations, recreational sports, literary magazines, art, music, and theater as well as many other activities.

The Student Life Office together with the Student Life Committee develops and monitors all budgets and expenditures funded by the Student Life fee in accordance with MnSCU Policy 2.8 and College policies and procedures.

Mission

The Student Life program at North Hennepin Community College promotes:

1. Student growth and development.
2. Student leadership and governance opportunities, activities and services.
3. Social, cultural, intellectual, emotional and physical wellness of students.

North Hennepin Community College provides students with academic learning and provides opportunities for personal development both individually and collectively. The mission statement does not dictate specific programs or areas, but rather prescribes that the Student Life program provides opportunities to students to grow, develop and achieve individual or group potentials. The Student Life program is to serve as a resource for expanding the educational learning, and developing and maintaining human relationships essential to survival in today's global society. It provides exploratory experiences that complement the holistic approach to academic learning.

Goals and Objectives

1. Increase participation in student leadership and government activities.

• More students will participate in student government activities, student organizations and appropriate college committees.
• Develop a leadership program for students involved in leadership positions in committees and student government.

2. Increase the awareness of student life activities through increased communication.

• Create and implement a marketing plan for student life.
• Enhance the current dissemination of information on the student life program.

3. Promote and offer a balanced array of social, intellectual, cultural, emotional and physical wellness activities.

• The student life program will offer social activities.
• The student life program will offer activities designed to promote intellectual development.
• The student life program will increase cultural and disability awareness.
• The student life program will offer a variety of recreational and physical development opportunities.

4. Manage the student life resources to be aligned with the strategic plan.

• Align the annual student life budgeting process with elements of the student life strategic plan.
• Develop various resources and revenue sources to implement the student life strategic plan.

5. Evaluate each student life area.

• Develop various methods to evaluate the student life initiatives based upon the student life program.