About

Our Vision, Priorities, and Goals

In the Division of Student Affairs, our vision is to cultivate the environment, opportunities, and support for a transformative and inclusive Dartmouth experience that enables every undergraduate student to connect, learn, and thrive.

For Every Undergraduate Student

Connect: Create opportunities for students to form meaningful relationships and build a sense of community.

  • Students care for one another and respect diverse lived experiences.
  • Students constructively contribute to campus and the community with many voices.
  • Students engage in conversations across differences with skills and courage.
  • Students have places where they feel like they can show up as their authentic selves and feel valued for their unique perspectives.

Learn: Maximize learning and development opportunities in and out of the classroom, on and off campus.

  • Students strengthen their academic skills and capacity as learners.
  • Students take advantage of full and fair access to co-curricular, extra-curricular, and off-campus resources and learning opportunities.
  • Students capitalize on opportunities to be effective leaders, representing diverse voices.
  • Students make the most of our unique place and surroundings.

Thrive: Empower students with the knowledge, skills, and resources to navigate their lives with purpose.

  • Students develop and implement skills to enhance their well-being and strengths.
  • Students explore opportunities with curiosity, discovery, and reflection.
  • Students meet challenges, learn from struggles, and celebrate successes.
  • Students access the support they need for their development and ongoing success. 

For Staff

Advance: Invest in divisional educators to do our best work.

  • Advance divisional diversity, equity, and belonging work.
  • Invest in talent acquisition, support, development, and retention.
  • Enhance internal and external communications, and track efforts.
  • Value cross-departmental collaboration and research with commitment to best practices.
  • Support institutional initiatives in sustainability.