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In addressing the unique issues related to the delivery of student
services in the community college setting, this book fills a
longstanding need to provide practitioners with a contextual
framework for their work. Starting by providing the historical
context to the development of student affairs in community
colleges, this handbook describes the organization of key functions
and current practice, and looks at the specific constraints,
opportunities, changes and future challenges that practitioners
face. Community colleges are grappling with: the realities of
shrinking resources; an increasingly diverse and disparate student
body, with many attending part-time; demands for greater
accountability; a generational change in leadership; and pressures
to expand their missions as well as adopt educational technology -
all of which have an impact on the role of student affairs. Among
the topics covered are: Partnering with Academic Affairs; Financing
Student Affairs; Legal and Policy Issues; Strategic Planning and
Assessment; Accreditation and Accountability; Technology for
Communication and Engagement; Academic Support Services; Student
Life and Student Engagement Programs and Services; Enrollment
Management; and Services for Special Populations. This handbook is
intended for student affairs administrators and professionals at
all stages of their careers, as well as for students in graduate
preparation programs.
In addressing the unique issues related to the delivery of student
services in the community college setting, this book fills a
longstanding need to provide practitioners with a contextual
framework for their work. Starting by providing the historical
context to the development of student affairs in community
colleges, this handbook describes the organization of key functions
and current practice, and looks at the specific constraints,
opportunities, changes and future challenges that practitioners
face. Community colleges are grappling with: the realities of
shrinking resources; an increasingly diverse and disparate student
body, with many attending part-time; demands for greater
accountability; a generational change in leadership; and pressures
to expand their missions as well as adopt educational technology -
all of which have an impact on the role of student affairs. Among
the topics covered are: Partnering with Academic Affairs; Financing
Student Affairs; Legal and Policy Issues; Strategic Planning and
Assessment; Accreditation and Accountability; Technology for
Communication and Engagement; Academic Support Services; Student
Life and Student Engagement Programs and Services; Enrollment
Management; and Services for Special Populations. This handbook is
intended for student affairs administrators and professionals at
all stages of their careers, as well as for students in graduate
preparation programs.
Student affairs organizations are at a crossroads. They face
expanding enrollments; a concomitant increase need for often more
complex services; changing demographics; a growing cohort of
non-traditional and first-generation students; shifting and more
demanding responsibilities; and increased expectations from the
greater campus community, parents, and external constituents. These
challenges are intensified by the accelerating speed of
advancements in technology, globalization, innovation, and student
consumerism; and by the long-term reality of shrinking resources,
and limitations on the ability to increase tuition and fees. This
book shares alternative ideas about organizational design, and
about ways to restructure roles and responsibilities to enable
student affairs organizations to respond to these challenges and
demands more effectively at a time of reduced resources. It also
addresses the many emerging roles that student affairs
organizations are increasingly being expected to address - such as
IT, fund raising and development, external communications, human
resources management and professional development, as well as
research and assessment - and describes approaches developed by a
variety of institutions. The contributors also pay attention to the
solutions appropriate for smaller institutions, and for community
colleges. They explore the various dimensions of change and offer
frameworks to help student affairs leaders and practitioners to
more effectively understand and manage the changes they are
confronting; and describe ideas and solutions adopted by others
within the profession. within the profession.
Student affairs organisations are at a crossroads. They face
expanding enrolments; a concomitant increase need for often more
complex services; changing demographics; a growing cohort of
non-traditional and first-generation students; shifting and more
demanding responsibilities; and increased expectations from the
greater campus community, parents, and external constituents. These
challenges are intensified by the accelerating speed of
advancements in technology, globalisation, innovation, and student
consumerism; and by the long-term reality of shrinking resources,
and limitations on the ability to increase tuition and fees. This
book shares alternative ideas about organisational design, and
about ways to restructure roles and responsibilities to enable
student affairs organisations to respond to these challenges and
demands more effectively at a time of reduced resources. It also
addresses the many emerging roles that student affairs
organisations are increasingly being expected to address - such as
IT, fund raising and development, external communications, human
resources management and professional development, as well as
research and assessment - and describes approaches developed by a
variety of institutions. The contributors also pay attention to the
solutions appropriate for smaller institutions, and for community
colleges. They explore the various dimensions of change and offer
frameworks to help student affairs leaders and practitioners to
more effectively understand and manage the changes they are
confronting; and describe ideas and solutions adopted by others
within the profession.
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