American College Personnel Association

Student Affairs Administration Examination: Question 1 In the last 10 years, a number of reports have been issued by the preeminent student affairs associations, specifically the American College Personnel Association and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. These seem to be in a pursuit to frame the future direction of the student affairs profession. Reports such as the Student Learning Imperative (SLI) (ACPA, 1996) and Principles of Good Practice (ACPA/ NASPA, 1997) have been welcomed for introducing a new student affairs philosophy focused on student learning and encouraging collaboration between student and academic affairs professionals. Certainly these reports have had the effect of energizing student affairs professionals and providing a call for the field. In 1993, ACPA President Charles Schroeder convened a group of scholars and leaders in higher education “to examine how student affairs educators could enhance student learning and personal development" (ACPA, 1996, p. 5). The final version of the Student Learning Imperative was published in 1996. In the statement, the authors…

whether these stoppages really were caused by the antitrust exemption. Now revealed is the problem that the antitrust exemption has caused not only by money but also by work stoppages. (Smith) Some other solutions explained by Mr. Fehr that could help the league from including the fact that players without contracts would be protected against the arbitrary imposition of greatly reduced contracts if the owners tie the law with court challenges. Also, he explained that it would tie the law to…

attention back into loving science and learning the material cause my to choose my major for college. I was trying to decide whether I should be a marine biology major or just biology. But then mind set changed again and that was when a doctor that help my older sister with her pregnancy and the passion that she had lead me to biology. The passion for helping other is what I want to do and I see that not a lot of people do that. Biology is about life and learning about it can help find new…

One of the toughest decisions of my life was deciding which college to attend because I had to leave my friends, family, and some of my belongings back home. When I was thinking about which college I wanted to attend, I was stuck between three choices: Missouri State University, University of Central Missouri, and Missouri Western State University. I knew whatever my decision was that it would have an impact on me immediately and for the rest of my life. I decided Missouri Western was the right…

Not only that Shakespeare is one of the most known writer of all time but he was also one of the greatest humanists encountered in the renaissance. Indeed, a lot of his texts were written in order to promote the greatness of human kind. As an example of this, Shakespeare expressed the image that he has on human nature in Hamlet, a great tragedy written during the renaissance englobing love and death. Indeed, the principal character, Hamlet, really defines well the position of humanists while…

Self-assessment can be a very difficult task. I think that honesty is very difficult for most people when it comes to facing who a person really is and how they are perceived in reality. Although honest self-assessment is the foundation for making positive changes in your life, this can be one of the hardest task that anyone will have to go through (Bethel University,2014). Self-assessment can apply to both personal and professional life. When you sit back and think about how you truly are, you…

event, and then react a certain way due to its meaning. Cooley can be credited for developing the interactionist perspective in sociology which seeks to society by looking at everyday forms of interaction between individuals. Cooley found how industrialization affected individuals and families, by causing them to become more individualistic and began to ignore traditional family and neighborhood. Cooley published Disorganization of Family which covered the turmoil with American families. Cooley…

INTRODUCTION Paralegal certification is available in four states while only two states offer document preparer certifications through their State Bar Associations. These states require a certification examination to educationally qualified paralegals or legal assistants prior to the Bar Associations authorizing the paralegal to use the title of “Certified Paralegal,” however, certification is not required in these states to work as a paralegal. The American Bar Association defines a paralegal…

coming from athlete’s loaded salaries, media ratings, fantasy sports, clothing brands, and people’s perception of the modern professional sport. Like most sports, basketball started as a game with little to no fan base, but over the years the game kept growing, and changes were made. Since basketballs conception with James Naismith, almost all of the changes the sport has made have been to make it more entertaining for the fans (Barkhamsted basketball). In 1954, the NBA implemented a 24 second…

not believe this kind of tragedy would happen to them. This article could be a basis for a good project idea since it shows specific problem and relevant negative trend at a specific time. In addition, in order to solve this problem, the university came up with some solutions such as suspending social activities, holding seminars on the dangers of drinking, supervising the fraternity system. All of these methods could be inspiring for searching paradigms for the project. 2. After the…