September 1, 2006

Student Affairs Leader - September 1, 2006 - Full Issue PDF
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Eight Recommendations for Assessment in Student Affairs
In their 1996 book, Assessment in Student Affairs: A Guide for Practitioners, M. Lee Upcraft and John H. Schuh assert that assessment in student affairs is no longer a luxury but rather a “necessity that demands our highest priority.” Yet more than a third of the participants in Magna Publications’ recent audio conference “Getting Started with Assessment in Student Affairs” said they had little or no experience with assessment themselves.

On-Campus Reports
Boosting yearbook sales; New federal program will recognize colleges that commit to student service; Colorado College reaches disability settlement with government; Average freshman will spend more than $1,150 to gear up for school; more

Proposed Guidance Would Change Race, Ethnicity Reporting
The U.S. Department of Education has released proposed guidance on how institutions should report students’ self-identified racial and ethnic categories.

Online Culture, Not Campuses, Will Set Standards for Facebook Behavior
As Facebook and other social networking websites become a more established part of college student culture, some of the current problems involving these websites can be worked out only among the users themselves, says a researcher examining how and why students use social networking. As a result, the role of colleges and universities might not be to impose rules on social networking but to assist students in creating their own.

Video Warns Students about Online Crime
Incoming students and their parents are getting a lesson in the positive uses and potential dangers of social networking sites at this year’s new-student orientation at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. The goal is to protect students from online harassment, identity theft, and other crimes.

Steps to Increasing Student Success at Community Colleges
Less than one-third of all two-year colleges and technical schools have a student retention plan.