Saint Louis University will prioritize creating a culture of holistic well-being for all students, faculty and staff.
Goal 3.1
Implement programs, policies and processes that help create a culture of well-being for students, faculty and staff.
Priority Actions
- Complete the implementation the near-term recommendations from the Student Well-being Task Force
- Lay the necessary groundwork to implement the mid- and long-term recommendations from the Student Well-being Task Force
- Fully implement the JED Campus partnership
- Create a Faculty/Staff Well-being Task Force (similar to the Student Well-being Task Force) and charge them to develop recommendations for faculty and staff well-being
Goal 3.2
Prioritize equitable academic success of all students as we continue to increase the diversity of the student body.
Priority Actions
- Finalize and implement student success recommendations for support structures, services and programs to organize student support structures to best serve our changing student populations
- Assess and enhance graduate student support at the institutional level
- Strengthen institution-wide investment in the Core
- Ensure that test-optional admission is complemented by appropriate assessment and supports for all undergraduate students
- Identify incentives and support for faculty and academic units to analyze and address unrecognized bias and disparate educational outcomes in their curricula and pedagogies, including in the new University Core
- Review and revise curricula to remove barriers to equitable student success and time-to-degree
- Revise policies and practices related to faculty workload and evaluation to prioritize student success
Goal 3.3
Create a shared understanding of and responsibility for diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging among all faculty, staff and administrators.
Priority Actions
- Establish shared definitions and expectations for DEI work across the academic enterprise
- Require DEI training for all administrators, faculty and staff who review employee performance
- Invest in leadership development to ensure all academic leaders create cultures of belonging within their areas of influence
- Invest in University-level access to national employment databases/websites/job boards in order to recruit strong, diverse candidate pools
- Require evidence-based training and development for all search committee members
- Revise protocols for the evaluation and reward of faculty work in a manner that advances equity and community impact
Goal 3.4
Increase resources and support for graduate and professional students.
Priority Actions
- Align graduate assistantship stipends with market norms
- Expand support for international graduate and professional students
- Implement Student Well-being Task Force recommendations specific to graduate/professional students