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March 1, 2006
| Student Affairs Leader - March 1, 2006 - Full Issue PDF … |
| How to Recruit Faculty to Learning Communities The secret to success in recruiting faculty to learning communities is being more selective about whom you invite. |
| Resources Institute for small-campus SAOs; African American men in college; Student affairs assessment seminar; Judicial affairs training institute |
| On-Campus Capsules Student interest in basic human health degrees grows; Maryland toughens riot penalty; Oxford requires students to sign attendance and study contracts; College of William and Mary condemns handbill naming alleged sexual assault victim; Court rules that private university's police files can stay closed; more |
| Reenacted Calls Let Parents Eavesdrop on Overinvolvement It’s not enough to tell parents what does and doesn’t constitute appropriate involvement in their students’ lives. Colleges and universities have to show them. In a parents’ session during new student orientation, Virginia Tech parents listen to audiotapes of reenacted phone calls scripted from actual incidents. |
| Quick Quotes What is the greatest challenge currently facing student affairs? |
| More On-Campus Housing Means More Mental Health Coordination Adding residence halls to a community college or commuter campus likely means that the institution will need to find new ways to address the behavioral and safety concerns residential students tend to bring with them. |
| Resource Center Announces Grant Competition The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition invites applications for its 2006–2007 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. Its aim is to promote the development and dissemination of original research with the potential to have a national impact on college student success. |
