Systemic Resilience: COTA Meta-Strategy, 2021-2025

Implementation

Pillar IV: Student Experience Lifecycle

The College of the Arts is committed to supporting a thriving Student Experience Lifecycle, which begins with the recruitment of prospective students and their initial demonstration of interest in UF and continues beyond graduation into alumni life.  

Implementation Highlights

YEAR 1  |  COMPLETED
  1. Form a college-level working-group to review the student experience lifecycle. Student Experience Lifecycle Working Group established.
  2. Produce a report that describes current COTA processes at each stage relative to the elements of a thriving student experience. Student Experience Lifecycle Working Group reported on their work at the Spring 2021 COTA Meeting. In other units, SOM established the SOM Health and Safety Committee, SOTD published new policies to clarify options students have in raising concerns to faculty, staff, and administrators, and DW implemented a new virtual student showcase to properly represent student’s work across academic programs.
YEAR 2  |  COMPLETED
  1. Create a comprehensive Student Experience Improvement Plan based on the Year 1 approach. The COTA Student Experience Lifecycle Working Group reconvened and is preparing an overview of student experience lifecycle activities among college units. In other areas, the COTA Business, Entrepreneurship, and Career Planning Working Group convened and gathered information from units. Additional activities in units.
YEAR 3 | IN PROGRESS
  1. Implement a Student Experience Improvement Plan.
Year 4
  1. Implement a Student Experience Improvement Plan.
  2. Assess and adjust Student Experience Improvement Plan.
Year 5
  1. Implement a Student Experience Improvement Plan.
  2. Assess and adjust Student Experience Improvement Plan.