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STUDENT AFFAIRS AREAS The Student Affairs division of a university can include:
ENROLLMENT SERVICES AREAS The following areas traditionally either fall under student affairs or a separate area called enrollment services:
HISTORY OF STUDENT AFFAIRS As early higher education in the United States was based on the Oxbridge model of education, most early institutions were residential colleges where the tutors lived in the halls with the students. These men were the precursor to student affairs professionals in the United States. The profession of student affairs came out of the first Dean of Men, created at Harvard University in 1890. LeBaron Russell Briggs was appointed as Dean of Men in charge of academic advising as well as disciplinary duties. This appointment took the day-to-day administration of student issues away from the president and gave it to an individual. In 1892, Alice Freeman Palmer at the University Of Chicago became the first Dean of Women. The Student Personnel Points of View, written in 1937 and 1949, further developed the area of student affairs. In the 1970s the landscape of student affairs began to change when the voting age was lowered and 18 year olds were granted adult status in the eyes of the law. Recently, things have begun to change again as case law has begun to set a precedent that colleges and universities have a special relationship with their students which requires special duty under the law. PREPARATION FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS WORK Today, student affairs practitioners typically have at least a Bachelors degree. Many institutions require student affairs professionals to have earned a Masters degree in College Student Personnel , Educational Leadership, Higher Education, College Counseling, Student Affairs, or some other relevant discipline (e.g.: Human Resource Management, Organizational Psychology, Public Administration, etc.) as a prerequisite. A Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in either higher education or another academic field are often required for chief student affairs officers. A Directory of Graduate Programs in Student Affairs is published by the American College Personnel Association. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE For more complete information, please see the article at http://www.myacpa.org/pgp/principle.htm From the ACPA site above:
From the NASPA site: (http://www.naspa.org/gradprep/index.cfm?show=2)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS There are several professional associations to which members of student affairs areas belong including:
In addition, there are several specialization-related organizations, including:
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