the role of student affairs and services in higher education
the role of student affairs and services in higher education
the role of student affairs and services in higher education
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personal level <strong>and</strong> <strong>student</strong> <strong>affairs</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> staff members are ideally placed<br />
to positively <strong>in</strong>fluence this process both <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> larger context.<br />
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS<br />
The knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>student</strong>s, <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> a model <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>oretical framework, <strong>the</strong><br />
programm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> activities <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> human resources need to be crafted<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> order to def<strong>in</strong>e, support <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> mission <strong>of</strong> <strong>student</strong> <strong>affairs</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong>. The end result <strong>of</strong> this process also will vary depend<strong>in</strong>g on local,<br />
regional or national circumstances. The establishment <strong>of</strong> a clear vision, designed<br />
to rally <strong>and</strong> focus efforts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff, constitutes <strong>the</strong> primary task <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual responsible for <strong>student</strong> <strong>affairs</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong>.<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> required competencies <strong>the</strong> staff needs to master <strong>in</strong> order to properly<br />
carry out <strong>the</strong> mission <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir units are <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
1. curriculum development <strong>and</strong> program design<br />
2. budget development <strong>and</strong> resource allocation<br />
3. program adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
4. effective operation with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutional governance<br />
5. market<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> accomplishments<br />
6. research, evaluation, <strong>and</strong> assessment; knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>student</strong>s<br />
7. staff supervision <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional development<br />
8. strategic plann<strong>in</strong>g, mission <strong>and</strong> vision development<br />
11. legal dimensions <strong>of</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g with university/college <strong>student</strong>s<br />
12. <strong>in</strong>tegration <strong>of</strong> appropriate technology <strong>in</strong>to program/service delivery<br />
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