Promote Institutional Match refers to the alignment of students’ skills and needs and the University. A strong institutional match includes students feeling a sense of belonging and comfort during campus visits and interactions with their peers, faculty, and staff during the recruitment, application, and enrollment process. Further, students experience alignment between their academic goals and the academic programs offered on campus. Other indicators of a strong institutional match include financial aid packages that meet their needs, a campus culture that resonates with their values, opportunities for extracurricular involvement match their preferences, and the geographic location is suitable for their lifestyle.

• Recruit, Admit, and Enroll High-Affinity, Right-Fit Students: The Division is committed to the recruitment, admission, and enrollment of a diverse, academically talented, engaged student population who will contribute to the University community and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
• Support the Transition to the Campus Community: Once a student becomes a Husky, the Division works to successfully transition them into the UConn community. New students are introduced to the systems and supports in place to ensure their success.  This includes academic advisement, class registration, connections to key UConn offices and departments, and an orientation to available resources and services. In addition, new students are given time to connect with peers and explore UConn’s rich history and traditions.

Support Students’ Essential Needs: Meeting the essential needs of students means that the fundamental requirements to live and learn while enrolled at UConn are fulfilled. This includes food, shelter, and financial stability.  Meeting these basic requirements enables students to focus their time on fully engaging in the educational and social environments.

• Support Financial Well-being: Experiencing financial stress is directly correlated to negative academic outcomes. Students with extensive financial burdens are less able to concentrate on their academic priorities and may be required to work more and spend less time focusing on their coursework. The Division of Student Life & Enrollment is responsible for managing the majority of financial support and ensuring equitable distribution of federal, state, University, and private scholarship funds. Additionally, the Division offers educational opportunities to support financial aid literacy and decision-making.
• Increase Access to Services: The Division works intentionally to predict and prevent the common barriers to student success through effective policies, systems, and practices that center around meeting student needs. When issues arise, students must know how to access services that help address the challenges that can become roadblocks to their success. As such, the Division established a One Stop Student Services Office to serve as the first point of contact to streamline and simplify the process of remediating barriers to student success.
  
• Promote Food and Housing Security: To be fully present in their living and learning experience, students must be free from concerns about food and housing security. In addition to offering supportive and diverse dining and housing accommodations, the Division works with external partners to increase access to local services and federal and state aid.

Promote Academic Progress: Academic progress refers to students’ advancement and development in their studies, including fulfilling course requirements, making timely progress towards completing their degree, and meeting academic standards set by the institution.

• Promote Equitable Academic Access: The Division ensures that policies, systems, and practices are in place to support educational access for all Huskies. This includes course registration, classroom assignments, exam scheduling, and record creation and maintenance.
• Provide Critical Academic Feedback: The ability to make important decisions regarding coursework and academic trajectory in a timely manner is critical for students’ academic success. The Division is responsible for identifying and monitoring indicators related to student retention and graduation such as academic progress, degree auditing, and processing grades and transcripts. Further, the division works proactively to share information cross-departmentally to ensure faculty and staff have the information they need to effectively monitor and advise students.
  
• Support Academic Integrity: The vast majority of Huskies maintain high standards for academic integrity. However, when issues arise, the Division is responsible for enforcing the institution's code of conduct and addressing disciplinary matters. Maintaining a student-centered approach, we aim to maintain a safe and respectful campus environment by addressing policy violations and promoting a culture of accountability and care.

Support Health and Safety: Health and safety encompasses the programs, procedures, and practices put in place to promote the well-being and safety of all Huskies. This includes maintaining safe facilities, providing health resources, promoting mental health, offering wellness programs, and adhering to regulations to create a secure and conducive learning and living environment for students, faculty, and staff.

• Promote Physical Health and Safety: Physical health and safety refers to the ability to function optimally in academic, social, and personal endeavors while minimizing risks of injury or harm. Students who experience high levels of physical health and safety are better able to retain information, participate in social and academic pursuits, and manage the stress associated with the college experience. The Division works to support a community that offers accessible medical care, promotes opportunities for physical activity, access to balanced meals, supports safe behaviors, and ensures environmental safety in living and learning spaces.
• Promote Emotional Health and Safety: Emotional health and safety refers to the state of well-being where students effectively cope with stress, relate to others, and manage emotions. Emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence, The Division works to increase students’ understanding of themselves and others as they express and regulate emotions in a healthy, productive manner. Emotional intelligence is increased through mental health services, residential learning initiatives, restorative practices to conflict, and through the development of positive connections with staff.

Support Real-World Relevance refers to the practical applicability and significance of academic knowledge, skills, and experiences in the context of their future careers and daily lives outside of UConn. It involves connecting classroom learning to real-life situations, ensuring that what students learn is meaningful, useful, and prepares them for the challenges and opportunities they'll encounter in their professional and personal endeavors. This process allows students to commit fully to their academic and career path and gain practical experience in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

• Support Career Commitment and Experiential Learning: Career commitment and experiential learning refers to the investment a student makes toward their career goals while balancing academic progress and social connection. Whether working in one of our dining halls or serving as an Orientation Leader, students employed by the Division are building their resumes, learning transferable skills critical to the job market, and building career and mentor networks. These experiences also help students reflect on their career goals and experience the benefit of contributing to the operation of the greater campus community. Additionally, students have the ability to learn critical time management skills to successfully balance academics, work, play, and relationships while exploring innovation and entrepreneurship in applied, practical ways.