Understanding The Integral Parts Of Higher Institution's Departments

Student affairs is less about being a bottomless well of knowledge, rather it is about having genuine interactions with students who are looking to you to as a role model. If by the end of my practice I can leverage my experiences and understanding to make a positive impact on the world through my relationships with my students, I will consider myself a success.

My passion towards working with students every day has led me to the decision of pursuing a doctoral degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education at Miami University. I have chosen this program to prepare myself for a future role as a professor or a senior level college administrator. This program will allow me to become more proficient within the students’ educational experience and therefore better engage students in active learning.

With years of experience evaluating faculty and staff performance, providing the results during counselling both verbal and written outlining in no uncertain terms the quality of their

This paper is separated into two parts that are connected. The first part will cover my beliefs about higher education focusing on my Student Affairs philosophy while integrating theories and work from current or previous successful Student Affairs professionals. The second part will also discuss my beliefs, foundation of my faith, my strengths, my challenges, my beliefs, my values, and my goals.

In my senior year of high school, I became the student body Vice President and discovered what it means to be an influential leader on campus. This experience exposed me to develop an array of qualities that can be utilized in the role of being resident assistants (RA). I have gained insightful knowledge of the intricate details necessary to be a productive leader who guides in an encouraging and supportive way. A gift that I posses is my ability to organize creative and innovative ways to build camaraderie among the people I serve. This is crucial and beneficial because it ensures for a safe and welcoming environment where everyone feels confident to seek assistance when needed. As a representative of this university and myself, I bring a dedicated intensity about infusing change by vocalizing the wants, needs, and concerns of the students to make my school resilience to an environment conducive to learning.

The Vision of Student Affairs is to empower USF students for lifelong success. Their mission is to cultivate student engagement,

The Academic Program Councils for each college oversee the design and development of all University of Phoenix curricula. Council members include full-time and practitioner faculty members who have extensive experience in this discipline. Teams of full-time and practitioner faculty content experts are assembled under the direction of these Councils to create specific courses within the academic program.

Directly reporting to each Provost and leading each of the functional areas of the college there is an Associate Provost of Academics, an Associate Provost of Student Services, College Operations Officer, and an Executive Director of Business Services. Also, each college has its own public relations office. At the system level there is a Vice President for all four functional areas that are at the college level academics, student services, operations, and business services. The system also has a Vice President of Institutional Research, General Counsel, and a Vice President of

This document details each academic division within the school (at this point the school had not received university status) and each program within the division including outcomes of each, the governance of the unit, the faculty and their credentials, and the courses that comprise each program (Academic Profiles, 2012). The other attachment to the comprehensive report is the Chapter Two Appendices

As an emerging student affair professional, it is important for me to invest time into learning about professionals in the field and learning how they navigated being a new professional. I was partnered with Elizabeth Bledsoe, who graduated from the HESA track program in 2013. She is currently the Assistant Director for the Office of Institutional Assessment at Texas A&M, in College Station, Texas. Her office works with all forms of assessment at the university and these main areas are; learning outcome, student support, academics, and curriculum. Elizabeth is specifically in charge of the communication between the different colleges, focused around accreditation and curriculum. Elizabeth said her position is especially important considering Texas A&M is part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and it is a strict accreditation body.

As the field of sponsored research administration has evolved over the years, the functional and service units that fulfill the various roles and responsibilities have also changed to reflect the resources available and the institution’s priorities. Universities across the country have experienced increased funding that has shaped the structure of their financial management operations. While in previous years it was sufficient for the post-award financial management of sponsored programs to be housed in the departments and colleges, new organizational structures have emerged as a way of accommodating the increased workload. One institution, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) employs the Traditional Structure of Research

Wharton University have strength their brand name, expert leaders and achievement in program award. This can be proved when Wharton’s MBA program is ranked number 1 in the world according to Business Insider. It is also number 1 in the United States, when it is tied with Harvard Business School , according to U.S. News & World Report. Wharton proudly produces the most CEOs of the 100 top companies on the Fortune 500 list. In general, Wharton has over 95,000 alumni in 153 countries. All this fact makes Wharton ahead from the other university and gives them competitive advantages. The university also lead others university because they have expert leaders as well as lecturers in their fields.

It was during the 1920’s where the Student Affairs profession got national coverage. In 1924, the National Association of Appointment Secretaries (NAAS) was founded (Gordon, 2015). It was the Precursor to the ACPA, American College Personnel Association. NAAS renamed National Association of Personnel and Placement Officers NAPPO was founded in 1929. Which led up to the Student Personnel Point of View in 1937. This was a guiding document for Student Affairs Professions. It stated that, “one of the basic purposes of higher education is the preservation, transmission, and enrichment of the important elements of culture the product of scholarship, research, creative imagination, and human experience” (The Student Personnel Point of View, 1937, p. 1). They wrote in this report that the colleges and universities are responsible for those elements to take place as well as other educational purposes that would assist the student in developing to their limits. They were tasked with helping the student realize their potential in making contributions to the betterment of society.

My work in student affairs provides significant opportunity to contemplate, implement and assess initiatives related to student success and retention. My current research is connected to peer education and the 1st year experience and I have active and growing experience in the needs assessment and

The Academic Affairs Division comprise of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Business, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Health Careers, Learning Commons, and the Brunswick University Center. Dr. Janice-Taylor Heard is the Dean of Academic Affairs. I currently report to Dr. Taylor-Heard as the Interim Assistant Dean/Director of the Learning Commons and Academic Support Services. The Academic Affairs objective is to strategize and implement initiatives that geared towards student success, faculty development and adjunct services. Included in its objective is to develop an academic support system for students with tutoring and technology.