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September 1, 2006
| Student Affairs Leader - September 1, 2006 - Full Issue PDF … |
| 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. |
