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Connecting the Dots of Diversity Data in Student Affairs

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

"What do you perceive to be the climate for diversity at our institution?" "What themes are apparent across the many assessments that we have conducted on diversity?" "What do we need to do as a result of our diversity data?" Imagine being asked to write a report on these questions during your first month in a student affairs division. Such has been the case for many student affairs professionals, and these common yet perplexing questions have been especially salient at many institutions over the past few years.

The Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Development: A Longitudinal Study: Part I

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Colleges and universities today have an interest in fostering positive parent-institution relationships. NASPA has supported this concept through the establishment of the Parent and Family Relations Knowledge Community and the publication of Partnering with the Parents of Today's College Students(Keppler, Mullendore, & Carey, 2005).

The Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Development: A Longitudinal Study: Part III

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Whether it is offering advice, listening, or intervening on their child's behalf, parents today are involved in the life of their college student. This article offers the parent perspective on this involvement, as well as snapshots of conversations they are having with their first year students. As reported in earlier articles in this series, a NASPA research team is conducting a longitudinal study examining the impact of parent involvement on college student development.

Conducting Research in Student Services � Realize the Student Learning Imperative

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

One means to assess and determine if the field of student services has been progressing toward realizing its Student Learning Imperative is to examine the type of research designed, conducted, and published in the field's scholarly journals.

A Practical Approach to Assessment in Student Affairs (Part III of III)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

This is the third article of a three-part series on establishing a practical approach to assessment in student affairs. The final installment describes one example of assessing student learning on the departmental level. It also examines the assessment learning in individual programs, and the relationship between accreditation and assessment.

Advice from the Field for New Hearing Officers

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Thomas Jefferson wrote "The article of [student discipline],...is the most difficult in American education" (p. 268, 1822). Ask any student conduct officer today, and he or she will agree with Jefferson's comments.

The Harvard-Yale Game : A Case Study

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Harvard University's Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services was created in August 2005 partly in response to a sharply rising trend in admissions to University Health Services for acute alcohol intoxication, as well as a host of alcohol-related problems at the University's bigger events, such as the annual Harvard-Yale football game.