Making Change Happen in Student Affairs : Challenges and Strategies.

Making Change Happen in Student Affairs: Challenges and Strategies for Professionals -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- 1. Using Foundational Documents and Ethics in Our Work -- Our Foundational Documents -- The Student Personnel Point of View, 1937 -- The Student Personnel Point of View, 1949 -- A Perspective on Student Affairs, 1987 -- Our Ethical Responsibilities -- CAS Statement of Shared Ethical Principles -- American College Personnel Association Ethical Principles and Standards -- NASPA Standards of Professional Practice -- ACPA and NASPA Professional Competencies for Student Affairs Practitioners -- Case Studies -- The Annoying Student Athlete -- Balancing Conflicting Values -- To Dine or Not to Dine -- Responding to an Emerging Student Population -- Conclusion -- Reflection Questions -- 2. Applying Theory, Literature, and Data to Practice -- Uses of Theory, Literature, and Data -- Looking within the Discipline -- Looking Across Disciplines -- Looking Across the Map -- Theory: Not Just for Graduate School Any More -- Reading Is Fundamental-Writing, Too -- Collecting, Understanding, and Using Data -- Recognizing and Unpacking Boxes -- Case Studies -- Urban University -- Southwestern Desert State -- We Are All in the Circle -- Spiritual University -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- 3. Using Resources to Effect Change -- Challenges in Securing and Using Resources -- Diminished Institutional Funds -- Increased Demands for Services and Programs -- Increased Public Visibility and Scrutiny -- Changing Patterns of Institutional Governance -- Myths About How Change Occurs -- Changing Students -- Online Instruction and Services -- Applying Insights from Organizational Change Literature -- Case Studies -- A New Bus System at Alpha University -- Academic Advising at Beta College.

Need for More Mental Health Services at Gamma University -- A New Recreation-Union Facility at Epsilon College -- A New Student Affairs Development Office -- Conclusion -- Reflection Questions -- 4. Utilizing Technology in Search of Success -- Everything All the Time -- Students -- Administrative and Teaching Practices -- Professional Development Activities -- The State of Student Affairs and Technological Innovation -- A Simple Question -- Beware the Junkyard of Next Big Things -- Case Studies -- Badlands University -- Social University -- Professional Presence -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- 5. Advocating for Some Students While Serving All Students -- Understanding How American Higher Education Became Diverse -- Economic Needs of the Country -- Federal Support for the Disadvantaged -- The Quest for Belonging and Equality -- Older Students -- Changing Laws and Judicial Decisions -- Access for Those with Disabilities -- What Strategies Can Assist in Dealing with Diversity? -- Creating Academic and Program Requirements Regarding Diversity -- Sharing Research Results and Information with Others on Campus -- Service Learning Opportunities -- Developing Connections across the Campus -- Changing the Debate -- Case Studies -- Fairness in Fees -- Class Disruption -- Insensitivity or Racial Bias? -- Do They Really Need That Space? -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- 6. Fulfilling Our Responsibilities as Educators -- Teaching and Learning in Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Student Affairs -- What Learning Looks Like -- Critical Theoretical Perspectives -- Learning Organizations -- Competencies of Teaching and Learning -- Purposefulness -- Teachable Moments -- Case Studies -- Big Deal University -- Fundamental Shift College -- Southern States University -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions.

7. Reframing Our Professional Practice as Institutional Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Change Agents -- Some Roles Student Affairs Leaders Have Assumed -- Adviser, Liaison, Advocate -- Counselor, Assessor, Conduct Officer -- Service Provider, Coordinator of Programs -- Crisis Manager, Institutional Preserver -- New Roles: Institutional Leader, Entrepreneur, and Change Agent -- Preparing for a Reframed Change Agent Role -- Case Studies -- A New Retreat Center -- Improving Dining and Food Services -- Confronting Academic Dishonesty -- Creating a New Scholarship Program -- Conclusion -- Reflection Questions -- 8. Looking Toward the Future -- Strategies That Enhance the Success of Change in Higher Education -- Be Intentional -- Be Willing to Adapt and Adopt -- Understand the Institution and Its Culture -- Seek Partners and Build Partnerships -- How You Approach Change Is as Important as Why You Are Seeking Change -- Be Patient with the Process -- Involve the People Who Will Be Affected by the Change -- Stay Current -- Look Within and Without -- Manage Resources Effectively -- Remember the Whole Student -- Have Courage and Take Risks -- What Will the Future Bring? -- Conclusion -- References -- Cases -- Statutes -- Back-of-Book Advertisements -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

Change is inevitable. Managing change is a choice. Authored by three esteemed leaders in the field of student affairs, Making Change Happen in Student Affairs: Challenges and Strategies for Professionals is a thought-provoking and pragmatic guide to the increasingly complex challenges and expectations that administrators face from both students and the public. Whether it's pressure to provide better programs and services with fewer resources, or difficulties grappling with economic challenges and technological change, the book teaches how to become an effective leader and skillful strategist in order to respond to a rapidly changing landscape. Readers will learn to change their thinking about how they approach challenges by reframing their purpose, role, and function as leaders. Each chapter includes specific concepts and tools that can be used to tackle the most complex campus issues and develop effective plans of action. You'll learn how to: Manage financial resources and supervise staff effectively Advocate for specific students while still recognizing diversity and maintaining service to all Adapt to institutional culture, ethics, values, and changes in leadership Use technology as a tool to affect change on campus By applying shared foundations, ethical principles, a rich knowledge base, and experience, student affairs professionals can develop powerful strategies to confront and resolve vexing problems. With extensive examples and case studies that cover a wide array of issues, this book is an essential read for those looking to make a real difference in the lives of their students and the health of their institutions.

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