Strategic Themes

2024-2026 UWM Dean of Students Office Strategic Priorities

We are experts in navigating complex student issues/challenges where we engage all members of the UWM community to build UWM’s capacity to support students.  

The UWM Dean of Students engages in an on-going strategic thinking process. Strategic themes guide priorities within the Dean of Students Office. Each semester, action items are reviewed for alignment. Biannually, the strategic themes are reviewed and updated.

  • Support and Advocacy: Strengthen connections with students to foster learning and development, understand their needs and concerns, advocate for their success and wellbeing, and help UWM and the community be a safe and inclusive environment.
  • Community Outreach: Enhance intentional relationship within UWM and the community to support student success and wellbeing.
  • Process and Systems: Advocate for student-centered processes and systems.
  • Assessment: Focus on strategic assessment to support continuous improvement, address student needs, engage in equity-mined practices, and shared students’ experience.
  • Culture: Embody and advance a culture of excellence, inclusion, accountability, compassion, and support.