the role of student affairs and services in higher education

• Conducting programs and involvement opportunities for parents to encourage
regular interaction of parents in matters relating to their children.
• Ensuring that institutional child care meets all local and national standards.
• Overseeing budgets making every effort to maintain reasonable fees.
• Being flexible/supportive about user needs at stressful times, e.g., exams.
• Developing and encouraging an environment that is stimulating and
instructive for age appropriate children.
• Providing a variety of parenting skills workshops, discussions, and consults.
College Preparatory programs (Pre-college)
Purpose/functions –
• To assist individual members of target groups in the surrounding communities
in their quest for higher education.
• To provide advice/counsel to those seeking to enrol in preparatory programs.
• To encourage and nurture the development of autonomous, confident and
effective learners who can successfully meet the academic standards of a
tertiary institution.
• To provide courses of study which provide students with the skills,
institutional knowledge and confidence to attempt tertiary study.
Typical Activities –
• Designing and implementing courses of study to prepare students to entry
level standards in the institution and academic courses they desire to enter.
• Providing facilities for students to study independently.
• Providing feedback/counseling individuals regarding their academic progress.
• Organizing or making available appropriate academic support for individuals.
• Organizing events/activities aimed at orienting students to academic life.
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