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ACPA
Professional Preparation Commission Newsletter
Fall 2004 |
| November 2004 |
Volume 8, Number 1 |
| Seasons of Change | |
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Commission Updates: Thanks to Billy Molasso (Northern Illinois University) our commission website has a new look! Check us out and point your browser to http://www.myacpa.org/comm/profprep/comm12.htm Bookmark Us!
Commission Leadership:
Research and Writing Awards:
Research Grants:
Graduate Program Directory:
E-News Archives:
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Greetings from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana! I hope that your school year has begun well. I am delighted to begin my term as Chair of the Professional Preparation Commission. This commission has served as my "home" within ACPA for the past decade. The Commission has provided me with valuable professional development opportunities, chances to exchange information and ideas, a way to be involved in ACPA, and a network of professional friends. I hope that you too will find the Professional Preparation Commission to be a valuable and welcoming home within ACPA. I had the opportunity to attend the ACPA Summer Leadership Meeting. At the meeting, we visited ACPA headquarters at the National Center for Higher Education at One Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. During the meeting, we got a preview of the new ACPA website, which looks wonderful, and of the upcoming convention in Nashville. The Nashville convention site offers us the unusual and wonderful opportunity to have the entire conference under one roof. The convention planning team has some outstanding things planned; I hope that you are making plans to attend. Also at the Summer Leadership Meeting, I had conversations with both the Chair of the assessment commission and the Chair of the Standing Committee on Disability Concerns. Both groups have interesting projects for which they would like to solicit our input and involvement. I plan to invite them to our Commission meeting in Nashville to discuss their ideas and ways that we might be involved. As always, if there are ways that the commission can help you in your role in the professional preparation of student affairs professionals, please get in touch with me or one of the members of the Directorate. I look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in the spring in Nashville! Deborah J. Taub |
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In Memoriam: Donna M. Bourassa
It is with sadness that we share with you the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Donna M. Bourassa. As many of you know, Donna shared her cancer journey with many of us over the years. She was a true optimist, a courageous person, and was one of the longest survivor's of ovarian cancer. Her gift to all of us was to realize the importance of living and sharing life with those you love. Our circle of life will truly miss our devoted friend, colleague, partner, daughter, sister and aunt. By unanimous action of the Executive Council of ACPA, the ACPA Mid-Level Management Institute has been renamed the Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute. Also, the Donna M. Bourassa Endowed Scholarship Fund has been established at the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation to support mid-level professionals with access to quality professional development opportunities. On behalf of the entire ACPA family we extend our condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Donna M. Bourassa, Associate Executive Director of the American College Personnel Association. The memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 10 at 3:00pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, 10309 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Donna M. Bourassa Endowed Scholarship Fund, c/o ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. |
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At the Commission Directorate meeting last April, commission members identified an area in which we could serve as a clearinghouse of sorts for preparation programs: Graduate Assistantships. We are currently soliciting resources as it relates to the following:
If you have a process, plan, document, etc. that may be useful to assist other faculty to better work with students and practitioners in assistantship opportunities, please forward them to Billy Molasso, Northern Illinois University (billym@niu.edu), so that we can include graduate assistantship resources on the Commission webpage. Please note: Position descriptions for assistantships are not appropriate.
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Submitted by Mimi Benjamin, Iowa State University: An ethics case study book is currently being compiled, to contain brief case episodes centering on issues in student affairs settings faced by new professionals or professionals in entry- to mid-level positions. Cases situated in ALL areas/offices related to student affairs are welcome, such as (but not limited to) judicial affairs, residence life, student activities, admissions/enrollment services, and advising. The book is under contract with ACPA Media. Student affairs professionals, graduate students, and faculty members are encouraged to consider submitting a case episode for consideration. The editors particularly encourage new professionals to consider this opportunity for publication. All case episodes (approximately 1-2 double-spaced pages) submitted will be blind reviewed by a panel of reviewers, and authors whose cases are selected for possible inclusion will work with the editors to produce a final draft of the case. Case episode submissions should include a description of the institution and unit (setting of the situation), list of characters with necessary background information, and the episode itself. Cases based on real situations should be written so that the institution, individuals, and situation are not identifiable. **For additional author information, including submission guidelines, please visit <http://www.educ.iastate.edu/elps/hged/call%20for%20ethics.html> |
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ACPA Nashville Convention Info It's about that time to start preparing to go to Nashville for the ACPA Annual Convention, April 2 - 6, 2005. Here's some information about Commission Sponsored Programs and Events during the week! Professional Preparation Commission Sponsored Programs for 2005
Convention Many thanks to the committee who reviewed 21 programs for sponsorship at the 2005 convention:
The following programs were selected for sponsorship or co-sponsorship: Collect, Select, Reflect: Using Portfolios in Graduate Preparation
Programs Portfolios offer rich possibilities related to student learning, assessment, and professional preparation. This session will offer insights as to how several campuses have dealt with the development and implementation of student portfolios as part of student affairs masters programs. Issues related to portfolio use, design, access, and evaluation will be presented. Panelists will include faculty, administrators, and current student portfolio users. How to build a portfolio "culture" on campus in an age of accountability will also be addressed. Conversations on Whiteness: Learning By Exploring Privilege, Identity,
and Racism Conversations on Whiteness began as an opportunity for College Student Personnel graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park come together for personal discussions, exploring issues related to Whiteness. The conversations tend to focus on racism and privilege and the impact that White culture and White identity have on each. This workshop will discuss how the group came to be and how it has evolved as well as the issues, challenges, and benefits of such a group. Learner-Centered Graduate Programs? Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience, a joint report by ACPA and NASPA, examines the role of student affairs in educating the whole student. The recommendations of this report will have an impact on how student affairs preparation programs are structured. The overall graduate education environment has been criticized as non-supportive and perhaps even unethical. Leading the way to a learner-centered environment for graduate students should be a primary goal for student affairs preparation programs. Learning about Technology and Student Affairs via Online Course
Immersion Utilizing the findings of a recent study of the experiential and learning outcomes of a hybrid face-to-face/online course designed to teach graduate students about technology in student affairs, this session will engage participants in a discussion of 1) the challenges and possibilities of using technology in student affairs and 2) the process of incorporating online courses in student affairs graduate preparation programs. Infusing Disability Issues into the Student Affairs Curricula
(Cosponsored with the Standing Committee on Disability) Disability is part of the human existence, and, as such, is a part of the college student experience. To be viewed in this manner, disability, like other student life issues, should be a standard component of the student affairs curricula. This program will address methods in which disability can be infused throughout professional preparation programs. A comprehensive educational initiative including disability modules, courses, research, professional development, integration with disability studies programs, and universal instructional design principles will be explored. Commission Activities for the Conference President's Reception, Monday, April 4th from 4:30 to 5:30pm (tentative). Grad Programs Fair, Monday, April 4th from 6 to 8pm. Faculty Round Tables on two topics: 1) Maintaining quality pedagogy with dwindling resources and 2) Collaboration with practitioners in preparing new professionals. Dates and times TBA. Meanwhile, if you're interested in facilitating either of these discussions, please let Jan know (jlarmi@ship.edu)! |
Please inform your students about the following opportunities! Call for Papers: Professional Preparation Commission 2005 Research
and Writing Awards Each year, the Professional Preparation Commission acknowledges the outstanding scholarship of graduate students in higher education and student affairs programs through the presentation of research and writing awards. We are pleased to announce the criteria, application process, and deadline for this year's awards process. Recipients will be recognized at the 2005 ACPA Convention in Nashville, TN, April 2-6, 2005. There are currently four research and writing awards in the Professional Preparation Commission. They are:
The purpose of these awards is to honor the writing and research of students enrolled (and those who earned their degrees between March 2004-March 2005) in graduate preparation programs in student affairs or higher education. This year, entries for all awards must be submitted electronically. For full information, including submission guidelines and descriptions of the awards, go to: http://www.myacpa.org/comm/profprep/facressub/awards.htm
StudentAffairs.com Virtual Case Study Competition Registration is now open for the 4th Annual StudentAffairs.com Virtual Case Study Competition for Master's level students in student personnel administration, higher education, or counseling programs. The registration deadline is Monday, February 7th, 2005. The competition will be held February 13 through February 25, 2005. Due to the overwhelming number of requests we have received in the past, we will allow an unlimited number of teams from an individual graduate program to enter the competition. Last year 44 Master's level graduate programs entered our competition. Syracuse University captured 1st place, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis came in second, and Grand Valley State University placed third. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams: 1st place is $125.00 for each team member; 2nd place is $75.00 for each team member; 3rd place winners may select two Jossey-Bass books of their choice with a value up to $50.00. Registration is FREE and the deadline is February 7th. Each team project will be published in our Spring 2005 e-journal, Student Affairs Online. If you have any questions, please contact Stuart directly at stuart@studentaffairs.com. For more information please visit the web:
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Central Missouri State University would like to announce the retirement of Dr. David Sundberg from the College Student Personnel Administration Coordinator position. Dr. Sundberg served in that position for 14 years. Replacing Dr. Sundberg is Robert L. Bowman, who has been coordinator of the CSP program at Northwestern State University for the last 13 years.
Dr. Audrey Jaeger (North Carolina State University) and her husband are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Grace on July 27, 2004.
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Commission of the American College Personnel Association. Please send comments and feedback to Dafina Lazarus Stewart, Newsletter Editor by email to steward2@ohio.edu. |
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