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March 15, 2007
| Student Affairs Leader - March 15, 2007 - Full Issue PDF … |
| One Student at a Time: Attracting and Supporting the Millennial Generation at Vincennes University By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti They are the Millennial Generation: that cohort of young people born between 1980 and 1994 that is unlike any generation that has come before. Never before have universities seen a generation at once so much a part of a larger whole, thanks to technology, yet with a sense of individual uniqueness. |
| On-Campus Report Capsules Dorm security is a front-page story in many of the college newspapers we receive. The University of South Carolina’s Daily Gamecock(www.dailygamecock.com) reports that a string of burglary and assaults have resulted in tightened security. The director of residence life says that the school is “aggressively expanding” the card access and camera systems that are currently available in some of the dorms. |
| DSU Updates Its Freshmen Success Seminar By Catherine Stover In 1994, Dakota State University (DSU) launched its Freshmen Success Seminar. Its purpose was to provide an extended orientation to help students adjust to college life and to life at DSU in particular. The curriculum included information about campus resources, study skills, academic planning, and time management. By all accounts, it was a good program: students, facilitators, and the advisory committee all felt that it helped freshmen make a successful transition to DSU. |
| Twelve Recommendations for Community Colleges Defending the Community College Equity Agenda, edited by Dr. Thomas Bailey and Dr. Vanessa Smith Morest, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, is the newest resource to come from Columbia University’s Community College Research Center. Why does the community college agenda need to be defended? About 80 percent of students entering community colleges say their goal is to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher, but only 18 percent actually do so within eight years.These recommendations were taken from this book.--CS |
| Where Should Student Affairs Be Placed Within an Institution’s Organizational Structure? By Arthur Sandeen and Margaret Barr Where should student affairs be placed within the organizational structure of an institution of higher education? Should the senior student affairs officer report to the president or to the provost? These questions have consumed time and energy of professionals and professional associations for decades. |
