Student Housing and Dining Services Strategic Plan2021

I. Introduction

During fall of 2007, the Student Housing Leadership Team determined it was time to update the departmental long term planning document which was written in March of 2001. The strategic plan that follows focuses on the next ten years and includes the collective thinking of the department’s current leaders. The planning effort began with a revision of the Student Housing Mission Statement. The team then took into consideration new and ongoing programmatic initiatives, freshmen enrollment projections, capital projects, identified goals for on-campus housing and the development of the West Village neighborhood. During the past year, key Student Affairs leaders have been consulted for input. (See Appendix A for a list of Student Housing and Student Affairs leaders).

The Student Housing Strategic Plan focuses on housing for undergraduate students and utilizes historical enrollment information and future enrollment projections to determine demand. Housing needs were based upon a variety of assumptions with the primary focus on new freshmen and new transfer students. Guarantee comparisons were made with other UC campus housing departments, and it was quickly noted that Davis is one of only two campuses that does not provide a guarantee for new transfer students.

The potential on campus housing needs for faculty and/or staff are not addressed in this report.

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