Introduction
Student Affairs and all the division it encompasses is often considered the “fun” department at a university. This is because many of those professionals who strive to work and study the field of student affairs are energetic and engaging. They strive to make the college experience both educational and impactful. Students who are involved are more likely to excel in the classroom, have lower drop out rates and continue on with education at the professional level. While student affairs does not issue grades or give test; it can teach students just as much as the classroom environment does.
The field of student affairs is one that embarks students on a path from being inexperienced and naïve to being critical thinkers and leaders on a university campus. However, this does not always hold true for every student and sometimes when a student becomes involved they can feel more distant from the school and their peers. This can be brought on through competition for leadership positions; riffs between student personalities; weakness in upper leadership or a multitude of other reasons. Involvement in student affairs can and should be one of the most rewarding things for an undergraduate student but if not held to the highest standard of both professionalism and ethics it can dramatically affect students in a …show more content…
How do we show state funding boards and executives that don’t come from student affairs backgrounds how important the field is and its impact on student development and success?
2. How do we curb the drive to get ahead in the professional world enough to not let it impact students in a negative way?
3. What can we do as student affairs professionals to get second+ year and transfer students who were not involved as freshman involved on campus?
4. What are the holes in recruiting students as freshman and why do some students seem to fall through them more than others? (What type of students are we
Student Affairs and all the division it encompasses is often considered the “fun” department at a university. This is because many of those professionals who strive to work and study the field of student affairs are energetic and engaging. They strive to make the college experience both educational and impactful. Students who are involved are more likely to excel in the classroom, have lower drop out rates and continue on with education at the professional level. While student affairs does not issue grades or give test; it can teach students just as much as the classroom environment does.
The field of student affairs is one that embarks students on a path from being inexperienced and naïve to being critical thinkers and leaders on a university campus. However, this does not always hold true for every student and sometimes when a student becomes involved they can feel more distant from the school and their peers. This can be brought on through competition for leadership positions; riffs between student personalities; weakness in upper leadership or a multitude of other reasons. Involvement in student affairs can and should be one of the most rewarding things for an undergraduate student but if not held to the highest standard of both professionalism and ethics it can dramatically affect students in a …show more content…
How do we show state funding boards and executives that don’t come from student affairs backgrounds how important the field is and its impact on student development and success?
2. How do we curb the drive to get ahead in the professional world enough to not let it impact students in a negative way?
3. What can we do as student affairs professionals to get second+ year and transfer students who were not involved as freshman involved on campus?
4. What are the holes in recruiting students as freshman and why do some students seem to fall through them more than others? (What type of students are we