HSI Strategic Plan

Phase 1 FY 2023-2024

Strategic Goal: Student Centeredness

• Initiative: Examine programs supporting Latinx students and strengthening collaborating with those efforts
• Initiative: Develop and sustain annually, the WSU Herencia – “Heritage” -Bridge Program with high school students starting their senior year
• Initiative: Implement of Spanish translation for WSU Graduation
• Initiative: Create and utilize WSU Latine faculty and staff directory for student access

Strategic Goal: Research and Scholarship

• Initiative: Provide a clear understanding of the data and programs supporting our Hispanic students at WSU so we have a better understanding of strengths and areas of improvement
• Initiative: Support faculty and staff to utilize retention and persistence data and information to promote research initiatives
• Initiative: Partner with Delfin and promote on campus with faculty and staff

Strategic Goal: Campus Culture

• Initiative: Develop Somos Shockers campaign – “We are Shockers” - stickers and buttons, posters, presence and visibility on campus, in K-12 schools &community
• Initiative: Build HSI WSU webpage content and social media multi-platform pages/posts that leads to activities, educational information and events
• Initiative: Provide educational opportunities for university campus throughout the year related to What is HSI? Strategic Goal: Partnerships and Engagement
• Initiative: Work with Housing and Residence Life to supporting students’ sense of belonging and consider a living learning community
• Initiative: Build relationships with Educate CC advisors to strengthen the understanding of the benefit of attending WSU/completing a 4-year degree in terms of career, income
• Initiative: Work with Career Services to strengthen access to opportunities for paid applied learning (internships, on-the-job training) targeting diverse student and bilingual positions

Strategic Goal: Inclusive Excellence

• Initiative: Formalize Adelante Juntos: Faculty and Staff Association to support current and future faculty and staff at WSU
• Initiative: Implement and provide training for DREAM Zone
• Initiative: Implement training for faculty related to improving cultural relevancy

Phase 2 FY 2024-2025

Strategic Goal: Student Centeredness

Initiative: Build a presence in middle school and high school- Collaborate with Admissions to reach and present at family nights, carnivals, English/AVID classrooms, and ESOL classrooms and spaces to help students see beyond the façade of higher education

Initiative: Work with First Year Programming to support initiatives to include Spanish-speaking parents and families

Initiative: Develop and expand spaces for students to feel they belong and stay engaged for studying, seeking academic assistance, collaboration with peers and the sense of belonging

Strategic Goal: Research and Scholarship

Initiative: Explore the experiences of Latinx students in regard to retention and persistence

Initiative: Develop a breakdown of colleges related to strengths and areas of improvement in serving Latine students

Initiative: Investigate and pursue grant funding to support the efforts for HSI initiatives and work in preparation for becoming an HSI

Strategic Goal: Campus Culture

Initiative: Provide updates each semester through faculty senate and staff senate to engage faculty and staff in the initiatives that are taking place and to receive feedback

Initiative: Develop HSI Fellows for Colleges and Departments to infuse promising practices related to Latine students, faculty, and staff

Initiative: Focus on supporting transfer students and ease the process to include family

Strategic Goal: Partnerships and Engagement

Initiative: Improve/create clear transfer pathways for students by creating 2+2 agreements (WSU Tech, Butler CC, Hutchinson CC, other CC); Promote 2+2 opportunities (CC + WSU) – facilitate events at CC and at WSU with people who look like the students we are recruiting

Initiative: Create a ‘hub’ space on campus to connect with K-12 students – bring students to campus for experiences-WSU Connect

Initiative: Connect with partners – Spirit, NICHE and restaurants, entrepreneurs and real estate

Initiative: Implement Financial Literacy education for students and families in English and Spanish

Strategic Goal: Inclusive Excellence

Initiative: Recruitment: Partner with HR in training to assist in the process of hiring diverse faculty within colleges

Initiative: Retention: Create a retention specialist for diverse faculty to allow more intentional and holistic support

Initiative: Implement a Statewide HSI Consortium

Phase 3 FY 2025-2026

Strategic Goal: Student Centeredness

Initiative: Create a peer advocate and staff advocate model for Latinx students

Initiative: Find avenues to employ and support student workers whose focus is promoting and supporting the experiences of students of color

Initiative: Assess scholarships and financial opportunities to support students living on campus

Strategic Goal: Research and Scholarship

Initiative: Deliver a research and graduate symposium focused on supporting underrepresented students to aspire to graduate education and promote faculty(s)research related to underrepresented communities

Initiative: Support opportunities for students to conduct research related to aspects related to HSI efforts or understanding the experiences of Latine students at WSU

Initiative: Continuously examine data to speak to barriers to advance collaborative research and grant opportunities

Strategic Goal: Campus Culture

Initiative: Build collaboration to support service for faculty and staff related to evaluations and appraisal process

Initiative: Partner with community organizations to organize culturally relevant conversations, social engagements, and personal development

Initiative: Strengthen relationships and collaborations with athletics and visibility in marketing pertaining heritage month recognitions

Strategic Goal: Partnerships and Engagement

Initiative: Formally engage with Alumni and Foundation to connect and showcase Latinx graduates from WSU

Initiative: Connect and serve students through intentional programming in their junior and senior years of college (similar to Lead to Succeed) through a bridge program that connects them to career services, connection with community for persistence and support, mentoring, and internship experiences

Initiative: Create solidarity efforts of the Adelante Juntos: Faculty and Staff Association

Initiative: Build on industry relationships and partnerships such as Cargill to promote opportunities for students and industries interests and investments