July 15, 2007

Student Affairs Leader - July 15, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Understanding the Religious Engagement of College Students
By Catherine Stover
True or false: The “college experience” makes young adults less likely to attend church. While this might have been true a generation ago for many baby boomers, new research from the University of Texas at Austin indicates that people who have attended college in the last 10 years are more likely to continue going to church in their twenties than peers who did not enroll in a post-secondary program.

On-Campus Report Capsules
Campus security: An article in the June/July issue of Community College Journal says that campus security has become Topic No. 1 for college presidents around the country. The article includes the following list of resources.

From Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education
By Arthur W. Chickering, Jon C. Dalton, and Liesa Stamm
It is important for student affairs administrators to respond to the spirituality movement by deepening their own resources and understanding. They need to recommit themselves to spirituality and faith development as important aspects of their mission to promote students’ holistic development. To do this, student affairs organizations need to address a number of important issues.

Four Common Weaknesses of Hazing Prevention Strategies
By Therese Kattner
Hazing and attempts to prevent it aren’t new. In 1874, Congress passed a regulation making it a criminal offense for anyone to commit hazing at the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1901, Illinois became the first state to pass an anti-hazing statute.

How Do Sources of Revenue Affect Student Affairs?
By Arthur Sandeen and Margaret J. Barr
Should the various programs and services in student affairs be funded from the regular institutional budget, from mandatory student fees, from user fees, or from other sources? Does the source of funding have an impact on the success of the programs or on the manner in which we administrators perform our duties? Should we advocate a specific source of funding for the programs we administer? These are important questions to consider.