Student Affairs accomplishes this mission

Creating and maintaining a learning environment that is safe, caring, supportive and welcoming for all members of the community.

Promoting an understanding and appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism as informed and active members of a global society. .

Supporting a university environment that encourages students’ intellectual inquiry, creative expression, responsible decision-making, ethical awareness and personal integrity.

Offering services, programs and activities that promote the intellectual, cultural, spiritual, physical and social development of students while helping them to clarify their personal values, develop identity, and acquire the skills and competencies needed to be successful in their chosen careers and life.

Providing opportunities for students to apply the knowledge acquired in both curricular and co-curricular settings through participation in college work-study positions, volunteer activities, leadership roles in clubs and organizations, institutional governance, internships and professional employment opportunities.

Sponsoring a broad range of programs, events and activities that enhance the quality of campus life, promote school spirit and build a strong sense of community among students, faculty and staff.

Serving as advocates for students assuring that the interests of students are served in strategic aspects of university operations including planning and budgeting, policy development, facilities management and development, and delivery of programs and services.

Strategic Goals

GOAL 1 – Improve Academic Quality and Program Development.

GOAL 2 – Strengthen Recruitment, Retention, and Student Life.

GOAL 3 – Enhance the College’s Image.

GOAL 4 – Improve NYIT’s Financial Condition and Strengthen Administrative Services

GOAL 1 – Enhance student learning and personal development through the integration of curricular and co-curricular programs and services.

GOAL 2 – Build a community of students, faculty and staff that is educationally purposeful, open, just, disciplined, caring and celebrative (Campus Life: In Search of Community).

GOAL 3 - Deliver high quality, cost effective, and technology-enabled programs and services that consistently meet or exceed customer expectations given institutional resources and priorities.

GOAL 4 – Position the Student Affairs program as a nationally recognized model of co-curricular education through the implementation of “best practices,” research on student learning, and ongoing institutional assessment and evaluation of programs and services. .

GOAL 5 – Select and development a talented professional staff that is committed to students and student learning and the developmental process.

Core Values

To strive for excellence in all that we do.

To provide exemplary leadership for the division and the university.

To exhibit honesty, act with integrity and model behavior above reproach.

To show respect for and understanding of the worth and dignity of each person.

To value diversity, multiculturalism and the full inclusion of all groups.

To strive for self-knowledge and self-improvement, and to recognize the fundamental importance of continuous learning.

To serve as role models for students and colleagues.

To communicate openly and honestly while respecting each person’s right to self-expression.

To accept responsibility for our actions and to learn from our mistakes.

To embrace change, take risks, trust our intuition, and seek creative solutions to challenges.

To collaborate and build successful relationships and partnerships with each other and colleagues.

To reward successes and acknowledge the contributions of others.

To deliver high quality student-centered programs and services that are cost effective, well managed, support our mission and meet the needs of students.

To maintain a healthy balance in our lives and to have fun.