Student Housing and Dining Services Strategic Plan2021

V. Strategic Plan Principles

Student Housing maintains a ten year business plan to ensure our mission and strategic initiatives can be met. Appendix C is a simplified version of the document which illustrates the sources and uses of Student Housing funds and the department’s reserve projections through academic year 2016-17. Overall, our plan is dynamic and serves to demonstrate housing operations for multiple years. It also allows us to visualize and identify the year to year specifics of the many impacts to our operating budget and reserves, particularly related to capital planning. While rate increases may vary over time, our current plan balances sufficient debt and cash to meet our objectives. At the same time, there are a number of policy issues that have significant impact on our department and will need further discussion.

The following are key principles used in our strategic plan:

  • To maintain affordability for students.
  • To meet the residential education programming needs of students transitioning to the University.
  • To remain competitive with other UC campuses with regard to cost, quality and amenities.
  • To meet all of our financial obligations and commitments.
  • To integrate health, safety and security measures into our planning.
  • To provide exceptionally maintained housing and dining facilities.
  • To cultivate sound decision-making practices which consider future impact.