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June 1, 2006
| Student Affairs Leader - June 1, 2006 - Full Issue PDF … |
| Key Elements of Problem Gambling Prevention Programs Problem gambling doesn’t receive much attention on many college campuses, but it should, say Oregon public health experts. As a result, the state’s department of human services (DHS) has developed an initiative to help Oregon’s colleges and universities create and implement problem gambling prevention efforts. Student Affairs Leader recently spoke with representatives of the DHS about the different elements that campuses can combine to create a problem gambling prevention effort that suits its community and needs. |
| On-Campus Capsules Gender-neutral restroom resolution fails; Bad student prank ideas; Utah students file disability lawsuit; Police start 'Frank the Flamingo' student relations campaign; more |
| Resource Guide Helps Faculty Help First-Year Students Recognizing that faculty members who teach first-year students play a crucial role in student success, Illinois State University has developed a resource guide for faculty teaching first-year students, a brief online document intended to raise awareness of the importance of the first-year experience, inform faculty of support services available on campus, and enhance the importance and prestige of teaching first-year students. |
| Benchmarking Your Efforts to Help Students Develop Morally Spirituality and morality is important to most college students, recent surveys say. For example, Spirituality in Higher Education, a research project conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Higher Education Research Institute, found that of more than 112,000 first-year students surveyed, nearly half said that they consider seeking out opportunities to help them grow spiritually to be “essential” or “very important.” How well is your campus helping students develop spiritually, morally, and ethically? Here’s a tool to get the discussion started. |
| Resources Inspiration for student affairs educators; Guide to first-year common reading programs; AAUW campus sexual harassment report |
