are committed to providing our students with a holistic collegiate experience that will ensure academic success.
The Office of Residence and Student Life at Kentucky State University will provide a new living and learning opportunity for all Kentucky State University students with an emphasis on first and second year students. This will be accomplished through targeted specific programming, student led community leadership, connections to faculty, and a comprehensive student activities calendar.
Goals for the Office of Residence and Student Life:
Student Programming: The purpose of the newly designed programming model is to disseminate knowledge through education and outreach by means of a specifically tailored programming model. (Programming model discussed at length below).
Clubs and Organizations: Student Clubs & Organizations are groups formed to implement specific goals or outcomes for the student body. The student organization serves as a resource for leadership development, networking, and student support.
Housing-Student Success Interviews with Residents: Kentucky State University Housing Student Success Plan (SSP) is comprised of several initiatives designed to enhance student success and retention. Components include (1) Facilitating a proactive discussion with students using a written contract; (2) Developing strong, intentional communities among students; (3) Providing easily accessible academic support and information to first-second year students; (4) Devoting staff resources to developing strong relationships between students and staff (5) Implementing an academic intervention initiative early in a student's academic career.
Faculty & Staff Involvement: To encourage each faculty/staff member to create an event or program to allow for academic enrichment and engagement outside of the classroom with all students. These programs can include meet and greets in the Residence Halls, off campus community service, and other extracurricular activities that will help students engage with faculty and staff.
All programming, either through RAs, clubs/organizations, or the Office of Residence and Student Life will facilitate programs in accordance to the Persistence Programming Model. This model was developed based on the department's mission statement. At the heart of the proposed Persistence Programming Model are two basic premises. (1) Student development is multifaceted, dimensional and simultaneous. (2) Development and growth occur over time. Having said this, our primary objective is to engage
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