August 15, 2007

Student Affairs Leader - August 15, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Working to Achieve Campus Climate Neutrality
By Dave Newport and Judy Walton
United States colleges and universities from coast to coast are signing a pledge to become climate neutral—and student affairs professionals can play a substantial role in meeting this environmental challenge.

On-Campus Report Capsules
Facebook survey: CollegeHumor.com polled 26,000 students about the “weird” social games people play on Facebook and how men and women play them differently. Their not-so-humorous findings include the following.

“Earn While You Learn” A Developmental Approach to Work Study
By Jim Hundreiser and Chris Childes
For years we at Lynn University have discussed a need to improve the training for our work-study students, because they are not just office temps—they are future graduates who will be taking their experiences at our college into the workplace as professionals. We have a special obligation to this population, and so we decided to invest in their training.

Rethinking Our Role in Nontraditional Educational Settings
By Arthur Sandeen and Margaret J. Barr
Increasingly, students have many pathways to educational experiences. They can engage in distance education, study abroad, and work as student interns in professional settings. Our profession has not yet clearly defined its role in supporting student development in these settings. In order to influence both policy and practice, we must expand our view of who we serve, under what conditions, and by what means.