Objectives

• Raise awareness of HWS programs and services available to students

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Collaborate with campus partners to integrate well-being programming into existing academic communities, student cohorts, learning communities and programs.	Detailed progress on all goals and initiatives available at the HWS research site
  Partner with Student Enrollment Services, Undergraduate Education, and Student Affairs to increase outreach efforts for incoming students.	Conducted fall 2025 cohort of Highlander Well-being Connect (HWC), which incorporated outreach and real-time data to address early concerns around housing, financial aid, and campus logistics. Concluded with 748 participants and a 7.2% summer melt rate, compared with the institutional melt rate of 19.5%. Revamped Highlander Foundations content to include a welcome video to incoming students from Denise Woods, Vice Chancellor of Health, Well-being & Safety
  Develop a more coordinated approach of dissemination health information, and the encouragement of help seeking behaviors.	"Scotty's Final Call" electronic announcements grew to 3,598 contacts, serving as an effective tool to draw student attendance at health education workshops, as well as health supplies and food distribution activities.

• Demonstrate impact of HWS programs and services on student success, retention, and graduation

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Identify and/or create tools to collect and share data for robust [measurable] campus-wide health goals across the entire division.	Compiled the HWS five-year (FY2021/22–FY2025/26) impact dataset across all nine departments to support measurable, division-wide reporting
  Closely align with ongoing campus-wide data collection efforts, and foster partnerships to assess the health status of the campus community.	NCHA Institutional Executive Summary 2025 received. Headline findings included 68.3% of students agreeing they belong at UCR, 90.0% rating their health good or better, and 46.0% reporting any food insecurity — informing division-wide health priorities.
  Expand infrastructure to publish in peer-reviewed journals and Op-eds related to campus/college well-being, and presenting at [respective] national conferences, annually.	American College Health Association (ACHA) Annual Meeting, "Decriminalizing Mental Health on Campus: UCR’s SWIFT and Police & Campus Safety Co-response Model"

• Enhance the student experience, holistically, through population health best practices

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Prioritize Collective Impact strategies to highlight the importance of health and well-being across departments and units beyond HWS.	Hosted the 4th Annual 5k Glow Run, with 385+ campus and community participants
  Integrate the R’Healthy Campus which uses common language, principles, and framework to promote health and well-being on campus.	Hosted the inaugural UCR Well-being Summit to explore ideas around the intersection of environmental sustainability and mental health
  Create ongoing events, lectures, and interactive groups for students and HWS staff to connect and feel supported on their own personal well-being journey.	The Well expanded opportunities for student engagement and well-being through campus-wide health promotion initiatives, reaching more than 44,000 student touchpoints and facilitating over 11,600 visits to The Well.

• Invest in and strengthen HWS infrastructure to support long-term growth, resilience, and sustainability

  STRATEGIES	PROGRESS
  Establish a plan designed to improve the effective delivery of critical internal organizational communication.	Launched division-wide newsletter with announcements, events, and messages from the Vice Chancellor. Used analytics to increase open rates which exceeded 90% by the end of the year.
  Explore nationally recognized organizations to become appropriately accredited in respective HWS units.	Police & Campus Safety pursued and received International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) accreditation, meeting rigorous 21st-century policing standards required for this independent, peer-reviewed certification.
  Apply for grant opportunities to increase funding and contribute to evidence-based/practice-based literature.	Grants from Honda (Micro-mobility) and Stater Brothers (R'Pantry)
  Work with ITS on improving outdated technology systems across the division.	Using Slate's integrated case management and communication capabilities, Highlander Well-being Connect enhances early identification of student needs and facilitates connections to support resources.