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Thanks
This is my last formal opportunity to communicate with the entirety of the Professional Preparation Commission, as I will informally hand the “gavel” to Cathy Engstrom in Long Beach, although official terms run until the ACPA summer leadership meeting. After our meetings at ACPA I will be sending a report of our activities and discussions through CSPTalk, so I may miss some of you who are not on that listserv (those who wish to join may do so at listserv@listserv.louisville.edu). So while I have your attention let me just say that it has been a privilege to serve you as the chair of the Professional Preparation Commission. There are too many people to name who have helped and supported me during my time as chair. They include directorate members, volunteers, and aspiring faculty who have become involved in our efforts. Two people I want to specifically thank are Donna Talbot and Chris Tobin. They are my predecessors, the people who raised the idea of me running for the position, and the people whose experience and knowledge have helped and guided me. Thanks to you Donna and Chris and thanks to everyone who has lent a hand to the commission’s work.
What’s in a Name?
Let me address a phrase I have now used twice so far in this column–Professional Preparation Commission. I have specifically not referred to us as Commission XII. Last summer the commission chairs agreed to vote this spring at the conference on removing the use of numbers in referring to the commissions. I will admit that I was the one who brought it up, since I have been in ACPA 20 years, have been going to commission chairs meetings for four years, and can still not tell you what the focus of half the commissions are based solely on their number. I made this proposal soon after our president, Nancy Evans, reported to the commissions and admitted to not being able to recall what most of the numbers meant. Anyway, one significant rationale for proposing this change is the fact that using numbers serves to isolate commissions and clearly differentiate between insiders and outsiders. It serves to marginalize people new to ACPA who have no idea what people are talking about when they are referring to Commission XII or II or III or IX or whatever. I invite any and all comment about this issue as we head towards the conference and a decision on the matter.
Charting the Future
Last year I proposed that the Commission undertake a strategic planning initiative. At our meeting in Boston we decided to shelve it for another year, given our current workload. Here is the rationale I provided, which I have updated.
Rationale: During my travels and in the conversations I have had as chair of the commission, I have been prompted to think about the contributions of the Professional Preparation Commission to the greater good of the field. For example, I think there are many times when issues arise in ACPA (and NASPA for that matter) related to academics, curriculum, or professional preparation where folks say, "Well, let's see if we can get Commission XII to do that," or “involved in that,” or “involved in this discussion.” I think there are expectations by leadership in our field that we have a contribution to make. Yet, rather than waiting for someone or some group to come to us, I think we should be deciding for ourselves how we should best use our collective energies to contribute to the field.
The directory was completed a couple of years ago and the Quality Enhancement Initiative did not generate enough energy in the commission. We also have several individually focused projects that have been proposed, but around which there does not appear to be enough collective energy focused on them. I am thinking of Carney Strange's oral history project, and Donna Talbot's initiative related to faculty of color. Therefore, I believe the time is right for the Professional Preparation Commission to consciously, intentionally, and strategically plan how we would like to contribute to the field of student affairs. At a minimum we should at least develop a general set of priorities for the near term. I do believe that we make a contribution with such annual projects as our research and writing awards, the new grant program, our newsletter, our website, our sponsored programs (including specially scheduled round tables and other means of bringing faculty together), and our new faculty welcome breakfast. However, I also believe that there is a body of experience and an energy available by our coming together that can far exceed our individual projects. I believe that we have the opportunity to use this energy to contribute significantly to the field of student affairs.
Action: Cathy Engstrom will be replacing me as chair during the summer. We are going to spend at least part of our open meeting at ACPA discussing both the strategic planning process and some of the major issues and opportunities that exist for us as a commission. Knowing that not everyone has the opportunity or ability to attend our meeting in Long Beach (and we don’t have a room big enough to fit the 600+ member members of our commission anyway!), I am inviting anyone who has thoughts related to our planning for the future to email me (patrick.love@nyu.edu) and Cathy (cmengstr@sued.syr.edu) so that we can include them in our discussion.
Again, I thank all members and volunteers for their contributions to the work of our commission and I offer the very best wishes for a successful spring semester. See you in Long Beach!
Sincerely,
Patrick Love
Chair
Professional Preparation Commission
Submitted by Donna Talbot, Western Michigan University
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Professional Preparation Directorate Body. The chair-elect is Deb Taub, Purdue University. The new directorate body members are: Will Barratt, Indiana State University; Ellen Broido, Bowling Green State University; Merrily Dunn, University of Georgia; Gary Hanson, Arizona State University: and Audrey Jaeger, North Carolina State University.
Submitted by Katie Branch, University of Rhode Island
Are
Preparation Program Curricula Relevant to New Professionals’ Practice Experience?
Coordinating Presenter: Michael J. Cuyjet, University of
Louisville
Complexities in Master's Preparation: Multiple
Voices and Needs
Coordinating Presenter: Dea
Forney, Western Illinois University
Additional Presenters: Dawn Person, California State University-Long
Beach; Will Barratt, Indiana State University; Lee Burdette Williams,
Appalachian State University; and Jean Paratore, Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale
Professional Preparation Goes to the Movies
Coordinating Presenter: Tony W. Cawthon, Clemson University
Additional Presenter: Edward Grandpre, University of Georgia
Teaching Spirituality in the Preparation of Student
Affairs Professionals
Coordinating Presenter: Carney Strange, Bowling Green State University
Additional Presenter: Judy Rogers, Miami University
Supervising Today's New Professionals
(Co-Sponsored with Commission I: Administrative Leadership)
Coordinating Presenter: Lori A. Kittendorf, University of South Florida
Additional Presenters: Dina Maire Soa-Hegarty and Michael Pastore,
University of South Florida
Facilitating Research in the Profession
(Co-Sponsored with the Senior Scholars)
Coordinating Presenter: Susan Komives, University of Maryland
Additional Presenters: Various Senior Scholars and Commission XII Directorate
Members
Commission XII Social
Saturday, March 16, 2002 — 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Alegria—115 Pine Avenue in Long Beach (562-436-3388). The restaurant is about a block from the hotel area. It will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. We will have Mexican appetizers and a cash bar. All are welcome.
Commission XII Directorate Meeting [#348]
Sunday, March 17, 2002 — 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Renaissance - Renaissance III
All are welcome to come for all or part of the Commission XII meeting. You do not need to be a directorate member to attend.
President’s Reception for Senior Scholars, Faculty & Graduate Presenters
Monday, March 18, 2002 — 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in Westin, San Pedro
Graduate Preparation Program Fair
Monday, March 18, 2002 — 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Westin, Centennial Foyer
Submitted by Susan Komives, University of Maryland
The ACPA Senior Scholars, Emerging Scholars, and Commission XII members (Graduate Preparation) are jointly sponsoring an ACPA convention program to assist masters students, doctoral students and other professionals who are pursuing research. The purpose of this program is to promote a culture of scholarship in student affairs and assist new researchers with coaching on key aspects of that process. Whether you are searching for a topic or stumped with how to turn your dissertation into a publishable article, we invite you to join us in these conversations.
Facilitating Research in the Profession (Program 385)
Monday March 18, 2002 - 1:00 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. in Westin - Salon A
Facilitators are ACPA Senior Scholars, Emerging Scholars, and faculty from Commission XII. We invite all those who are at various stages of research who have questions, are stuck, or want to talk though issues and decisions about their research with the group and with peer researchers.
Participants will have an opportunity to join two different roundtable discussions. Each discussion will be 30 minutes in length.
Table topics:
GETTING STARTED, IDENTIFYING A RESEARCHABLE TOPIC
Stan Carpenter, Texas A&M; Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dea Forney, Western Illinois; and Bob Young, Ohio University
SEARCHING SCHOLARSHIP AND GENERATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Bill Sedlacek, University of Maryland; Carney Strange, Bowling Green State University; and Sherry Watt, University of Iowa
DESIGNING QUALITATIVE STUDIES
Flo Hamrick, Iowa State University; Michael Ignelzi, Slippery Rock University; Katie Branch, University of Rhode Island; and Patrick Dilley, Southern Illinois University
DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES
Gary Pike, University of Missouri and Susan Komives, University of Maryland
TURNING A STUDY INTO A PUBLISHABLE PROJECT
Greg Blimling, Appalachian State University, Editor – JCSD and Larry Roper, Oregon State University, Editor- NASPA Journal
Submitted by Jan Arminio, Shippensburg University and
Susan Jones, Ohio State University
Each year, Commission XII 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 this year’s winners. Recipients will be recognized at the Commission XII social on Saturday, March 16, 2002 from 5:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. in Long Beach.
Nevitt Sanford Research Proposal
Award
Scott F. Smith
The Ohio State University
"A Case Study Analysis of a Student Affairs Organization that is Intentionally Implementing a Student Learning Community of Practice"
Roberta Christie Writing Award
Lisa K. Murashige
New York University
"Kodomo No Tame Ni (For the Sake of the Children)"
Gerald Saddlemire Masters Research Award
Nicole R. Letawsky
Cornell University
"Factors Influencing the College Selection Process of Male and Female Athletes"
Burns Crookston Doctoral Research Award
Dafina Lazarus Stewart
The Ohio State University
"Awareness and Integration of Multiple Sociocultural Identities Among Black Students at a Predominately White Institution"
Submitted by Michael Coomes and Janice Gerda, Bowling Green State University
Mid-spring is decision time for graduate students planning to begin programs in the summer and fall of 2002. One of their best (and most accessible) tools for comparison is the Directory of Graduate Programs Preparing Student Affairs Professionals, so you might want to consider updating your program information. Some categories of information change frequently (tuition and fees, student demographics, faculty lists) and prospective students will notice and appreciate updated information. Don't get caught showing 1998-99 demographics. Come on into the 21st century! Be on-line and up-to-date!
If you are already listed in the directory, your updates are FREE. Information submitted by January 31 is guaranteed to be on-line by the ACPA conference, but we will make efforts to update pages as soon as we can after receiving revisions. Please send updated information to webmaster Janice Gerda, gerdaj@bgnet.bgsu.edu.
If your program is not currently listed in the Directory, please consider adding it. The cost is $50 for unlimited updates. Please e-mail Michael Coomes at mcoomes@bgnet.bgsu.edu. He will reply by e-mail and attach a template or questionnaire to be completed and returned electronically. After completing and forwarding the template, the page will be placed on-line with limited access for review before being linked to the rest of the Directory. The institution requesting inclusion in this directory will need to also fax or mail a hard copy of the web page with a check for $50.00 (payable to ACPA). Our receipt of the hard copy will indicate your final approval of the webpage content.
Questions or concerns about this procedure should be directed to Michael Coomes at the above e-mail address, or by calling 419-372-7157
Submitted by Chuck Eberly, Eastern Illinois
University
Eastern Illinois University's Department of Counseling and Student Development, and the graduate student College Student Personnel Association (COSPA) is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the Midwest Meeting of Graduate Students in Student Personnel (MMOGSISP) on October 16-18, 2002. Working to co-sponsor the conference will be the EIU Office of Safety Programs. Two speakers have been confirmed so far: Peter Lake and Bob Bickel, Esq., of the Stetson University Law School faculty.
Formal announcements, program proposals and registration details will be sent to pre-service program faculty later this spring. For more information, please contact Chuck at cfcge@eiu.edu.
\ Deborah J. Taub has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Purdue University. She also has a new daughter, Abigail Rose Wen Taub, adopted in Zhejiang Province, China, in June 2001.
\ Audrey J. Jaeger accepted an assistant professor of higher education faculty position at North Carolina State University for fall 2001.
\ The following people were selected as Senior
Scholars by ACPA: Elizabeth J. Whitt, University of Iowa; Sue A.
Saunders, Lycoming College; and Jon C. Dalton, Florida State
University.
\ The following people were selected as Emerging Scholars by ACPA: Patrick Dilley, Southern Illinois University; Karen Inkelas, University of Maryland; John Lowery, University of South Carolina; Janice Taylor, University of Akron; Sherry Watt, University of Iowa; and Maureen Wilson, Bowling Green State University.
\ Lisa Wolf-Wendel at the University of Kansas gave birth to Lillian Audrey Wendel on February 4, 2002.
Last revised: 02/17/2002