September 1, 2009

Student Affairs Leader - September 1, 2009 - Full Issue PDF
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Preparing for an H1N1 Outbreak on Campus
By Warren Hilton
The truth is, we can’t predict the future, so it’s better to be ready for H1N1 rather than suffer the crippling effects this flu virus could cause if it hits one of our campuses.

News Capsules
Follow-up on preventing student-leader burnout; Video games, gender, and free time; Binge drinking and cognitive performance; Students’ exposure to secondhand smoke; Brown replaces Columbus Day; Alcohol deaths and drunk driving

How to Encourage Greek Organization Membership
By Therese Kattner
Fraternity and sorority chapters can encourage membership simply by being more direct about who they are and how they work.

The Economic Value of Student Affairs
By Kathleen Manning
Who would have thought economists would make such a strong case for student affairs? Douglas Weber and Ronald Ehrenberg do just that in their paper, “Do Expenditures Other Than Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation and Persistence Rates in American Higher Education?” The paper makes several key points about graduation and retention rates and their relationship to institutional funding patterns.