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Special Edition of Planning and Changing
Literature on Multiculturalism
Lemuel Watson <lemuelw@clemson.edu>, Clemson University
Daniel Salter <dws11@psu.edu> The Pennsylvania State University
Jan Arminio <jlarmi@ark.ship.edu> Shippensburg University
Donna M. Talbot, Western Michigan University
Greetings from Kalamazoo! It is hard to believe that we are nearly half way through the summer and more than three months past the conference. The 1999 Convention in Atlanta proved to be an extremely busy one for Commission XII: Graduate Preparation (C-XII). I am proud to say that we are one of the most active and productive Commissions in ACPA at the moment. Though I know that it will be impossible to mention all the good work of our Commission members, I will try to highlight some of the things that happened during and since the convention.
Though she could not join us in Atlanta, our immediate past Chair, Chris Phelps Tobin, contributed to our continued work by recruiting nominees, and running elections for the new Directorate Body Members. Four outstanding members were selected for the 1999-2002 term: Mike Coomes (BGSU), Cathy McHugh Engstrom (Syracuse), Carney Strange (BGSU) and Doris Wright (Kansas State). In January, as well as electing four new members, we will also be looking for a Chair-Elect.
In 1998, I asked Jan Arminio to work on a new Mission Statement for Commission XII&emdash;one that more fully addressed all that we do. Through her leadership, we massaged and accepted the following statement:
C-XII is committed to the preparation of student affairs professionals. It accomplishes this via a diverse graduate and continuing education directorate that: create opportunities for the recruitment of those interested in entering the student affairs profession; promote advanced learning opportunities that embrace critical values of the profession such as the development of the whole student, diversity, and ethics; and that seek to address the professional development of student affairs teaching faculty through collaborative opportunities for networking, scholarship, and service with colleagues.
Thanks to the efforts of Terry Williams and Anna Ortiz, we identified and welcomed 16 people to new faculty roles in student affairs. All 16 faculty were sent a welcome letter, and invited to participate in C-XII activities. During the convention, Terry and Anna hosted a breakfast for some of the new faculty in attendance. For this coming year, Terry and Anna will continue their outreach efforts to new faculty; Directorate member, Liz Broughton, will join them. I received many appreciative comments for the efforts C-XII is making to help new faculty succeed.
Research & Writing Awards
Lee Ward and Liz Broughton handled this year's Research and Writing Awards process. They reported continued concerns about low numbers of submissions. Of the four awards that C-XII advertises, only two were presented: the Nevitt Sanford and Roberta Christie Awards. Given some of Lee's concerns, a committee has been formed to investigate these awards and make recommendations for changes (Lee, Liz, Jan Arminio, Carney Strange, and Joan Hirt).
John Steffan reported on the continued activities of the Syllabi Clearinghouse. The October 1998 catalog is now on-line and can be linked through the C-XII web page. In the near future, with John's retirement, Directorate member, Doris Wright, will assume responsibilities for the Clearinghouse. John was thanked and acknowledged for his many years of service.
Despite numerous delays from tardy writers (like the Chair) and kinks in the system from ACPA Headquarters, Lemuel Watson and Daniel Salter produced two editions of an electronic and hard copy newsletter. We continue to ask members to convert from hard copy to electronic format. Our goal is to eliminate the hard copy newsletter. Jan Arminio volunteered to join the newsletter duo as the official "hounder"; it will be Jan's responsibility to hound Commission members to contribute pieces to the newsletter in a timely manner.
For those of you who wish to make contributions to the C-XII Newsletter for the 1999-2000 academic year, the deadlines are as follows: Summer Issue-July 20; Fall Issue-October 10; Winter Issue-January 20; and Spring Issue-April 20.
Many people were involved in these efforts over the last two years. Special thanks go to Joan Hirt and her graduate assistants at Virginia Tech for all the work required to mail Directory packets to over 170 graduate programs in student affairs and higher education. After numerous complaints about accessing the CAS SAG, we decided to extend the Directory submission deadline from April 29th to August 1st. We are hoping this will increase the response rate. As of May 1999, Patrick Love, Chair-elect until July 2000, took over the QE project; his immediate goal is to get some new people involved and develop a mission statement for the group. Mike Coomes continues to provide a great service to C-XII by creating and maintaining the Web Directory. In addition, Mike will help to produce the hard copy version of the Directory. Our goal is to produce a new Directory for Fall 1999.
PLEASE GET YOUR DIRECTORY MATERIALS (and CAS feedback) IN TO DONNA TALBOT BY AUGUST 1ST.
Deb Taub reported that we received 12 program proposals for sponsorship for the '99 convention; five were selected. In addition, C-XII helped to present three round table discussions on faculty issues. There were several recommendations for next year's topics for round tables and pre-conference programs: part-time/adjunct faculty, techniques for teaching about diversity, and preparing future faculty of color. Deb volunteered to take responsibility for sponsored programs again; she will be joined by Dawn Person, Cathy McHugh Engstrom, Lemuel Watson, and Vicki Guthrie. Our representative on the 2000 Convention Program Committee is Michael Cuyjet. Michael is also investigating a different format for the Graduate Program Display Tables; a committee has been formed to discuss this issue and make recommendations (Michael, Terry Williams, Will Barratt, and Vicki Guthrie).
Finally, C-XII discussed taking on two initiatives for the 1999-2000 year: Oral History Project and Recruitment of Faculty of Color. As we discussed the large numbers of faculty retiring or approaching retirement, C-XII members began to see the need to preserve our "history." Based on this discussion, C-XII, led by Carney Strange, has decided to start collecting oral histories from student affairs faculty for the archives.
C-XII members also discussed with significant concerns the small numbers of faculty of color in the profession. We have decided to make more formal connections with the Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs to develop some mechanisms for "growing our own." Ellen Broido has agreed to be our liaison for this Initiative.
As you can see, C-XII has had an extremely busy and productive year. Thanks to all Directorate Body Members for all your contributions. I would especially like to acknowledge outgoing members Michael Cuyjet, Dawn Person, Jamie Washington, and Doug Woodard.
Thomas Flynn, Monroe Community College
For the past two years, a major goal of Commission XI: Student Development in the Two-Year College has been to review and assess graduate preparation programs for two-year college student service professionals. Through this process, the directorate has learned from many Chief Student Affairs Officers and other professionals in the field that students graduating from Master programs with degrees in student personnel administration or related areas do not have appropriate preparation for work in community college student services. Consistently, we were informed that graduates are prepared for the traditional four-year residential college with little understanding of the role, functions, or operations of the community college. In addition, they have not received adequate training or knowledge on how to work with community agencies, businesses and industries and various political entities which community college staff and faculty must respond.
At the 1998 ACPA National conference, Commission XI sponsored a roundtable discussion. Based on a myriad of feedback, the Commission XI directorate agreed that it would be ideal to collaborate with Commission XII on this project. The combination of two and four-year faculty and student service professionals working toward a common goal would only strengthen the project.
At the 1999 National Conference, Commission XI sponsored a program on graduate preparation for two-year college student services professionals. In addition, Steven Helfgot, a Commission XI directorate member and I spoke with the Commission XII directorate and their guests about this topic. Excellent discussion took place as we shared various concerns and ideas regarding graduate preparation for community college work. The graduate faculties in attendance were very interested in learning more about the specific course content, which was reported as missing in graduate preparation. Collaboratively, it was a consensus that Commissions XI and XII should work together to address this agenda item.
In discussions with the Commission XI directorate, there continued to be overwhelming support to work with Commission XII in order to review and assess graduate preparation programs, and cosponsor a program and/or roundtable at the 2000 ACPA conference.
One of Commission XI's 1999-2000 goals is to develop an information packet for graduate programs to review and consider. It would include, but not be limited to information on:
Working with Commission XII, it is the intent of Commission XI to present their findings at ACPA's 2000 conference and request feedback from practitioners and graduate faculty. Based on the feedback, prepare a final recommendation, which would be distributed to all student personnel, administration Master programs during 2000-2001.
At the 2001 conference, program(s) would be sponsored to provide an opportunity for community college professionals and graduate faculty to reflect upon the outcomes of this effort.
ACT, Inc.'s Career Transitions Research Department is pleased to announce the 1999-2000 graduate student research grants award program. Students enrolled in masters or doctoral programs in counselor education, counseling psychology, or related fields are encouraged to apply.
This year the Career Transitions Research Department will award two $500 grants (to defray the overall costs associated with the project) and materials support (e. g. DISCOVER software) to graduate students conducting research addressing the effectiveness of ACT's career transition programs and services. Although we are especially interested in funding research designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Windows version of DISCOVER (ACT's computer-assisted career guidance program) proposals outlining research with other career transition programs and services are welcomed and will be considered for funding.
For a complete set of grant application materials, please contact
Dr. Darrell Anthony Luzzo <luzzo@act.org> Director of Career Transitions Research ACT, Inc., P. O. Box 168 Iowa City, IA 52243-0168This year's deadline for receipt of proposals is August 30, 1999.
Deborah J. Taub, Purdue University
As the Commission XII Sponsored Programs Chair, I have some information to pass along. I am very excited about the 2000 conference in Washington, DC and about working with the DC Program Committee.
One piece of very good news is that we will have more space in DC than we have had for the last few conferences. This means MORE PROGRAMS. We will be able to sponsor 6 programs AND cosponsor 3 programs (compare that to Atlanta where we could sponsor 5 OR sponsor 4 and cosponsor 2).
The deadlines come up very early and are at a very bad time for those of us in faculty positions. The Call for Programs should come out in June. Sponsored Programs are due August 2 (no extensions). Pre-convention workshops are due Sept. 4, general programs are due Sept. 4, grad student papers are due Sept. 4 (these are all serious deadlines). Ancillary programs (Donna, Patrick, and Michael take note) are due Oct. 2nd.
The convention theme is: ACPA 2000 & Beyond: Capitalizing on Leadership, Scholarship, and Citizenship. Therefore, please start thinking now about programs for Commission XII sponsorship. Please start thinking now about program ideas for cosponsorship with other commissions or standing committees (remember that the cosponsoring body must also accept the program for a cosponsorship to be arranged).
It was mentioned to me in Atlanta that we seem to have done a good job at the last few conferences with addressing issues related to brand-new faculty but that we have little for midlevel and senior faculty. Any ideas about addressing this?
If anyone has program ideas they'd like to discuss or to find folks to co-present with or anything else I could be helpful with, let me know. I look forward to receiving LOTS of outstanding program proposals for Commission XII sponsorship.
I could use at least one more reviewer for sponsored programs. The general program committee would like reviewers for general programs. This is a great way to make sure that programs of interest to our commission are represented among the programs selected by the general program committee. Let me know if you're interested.
Lemuel W. Watson, Clemson University
Judith Mogilka, Illinois State University
Planning and Changing: An Educational Policy Journal Critical Issues in the Community Colleges
Post-secondary institutions require proactive initiatives to remain innovative and attractive to those they serve. As a result, many community colleges operate at the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology in an effort to address both student and community needs. Yet the pace and nature of education continue to change rapidly. The changing nature of work, an increasing clamor for accountability, variable student demographics, global and multicultural dimensions of education, and political interests, all drive the search for answers regarding the identity and the purpose of community colleges within the educational institutions of the U.S. The editors of this special issue of Planning and Changing invite authors to submit manuscripts that contribute to this critical, and timely discourse.
Qualitative, quantitative, historical, philosophical, and sociological frameworks which explore the vision and ideas which critically impact community colleges are acceptable. Manuscripts may include: opinion papers, projects, programs, and research about these critical issues.
Send three copies of your manuscript to:
Lilly Meiner, Managing Editor Planning and Changing 5900 EAF Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790-5900All submissions are subject to blind review. The deadline for submissions is August 30, 1999.
Patrick Love was granted tenure at Kent State University
Carol Logan Patitu, Ph.D, Assistant Professor & Associate Director, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE) Program Department of Educational Administration Texas A&M University College Station, Texas has been selected to receive the University's Distinguished Diversity Award.
Donna Talbot was granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor
Lemuel W. Watson has accepted a position as Associate Professor in Higher Education at Clemson University.
Doris Wright has accepted a position as Associate Professor with tenure at Kansas State University
Phyllis Titus-McCloskey has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Illinois State University.
Jan Arminio, Shippensburg University
Early this spring on the CSP list serve I asked for book suggestions, either fiction or nonfiction, for use in a multicultural student affairs preparation class. I was particularly looking for books that express the complexity of multiculturalism through profound personal experiences. I believe that sharing these resources is of value to all of Commission XII so the responses I received are listed below.
Becoming a man, Paul Monette
Bone, Fae Ng
Borderlands/La Fronterra, Gloria Andulzua
First person, first peoples: Native American college graduates tell their life stories, edited by Andrew Garrod and Colleen Lorimore
Hope in the unseen: An American odyssey from the inner city to the Ivy League, Ron Suskind
Joy luck club, Amy Tan
Mean spirit, Linda Hogan
My first White friend, Patricia Raybon
One hundred secret senses, Any Tan
Pedagogy of the oppressed, Pablo Freire
Somebody always singing you, Lois Stalvey
Teaching to transgress, bell hooks
The collected poems of Rita Dov
The education of a WASP, Lois Stalvey
The house on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Woman hollering creek, Sandra Cisneros
Please see the following sites for job opportunities and connections in higher education and student affairs.
http://www.studentaffairs.com/jobs/
http://www.acpa.nche.edu/placemnt/placemnt.htm
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