The role of the college student activities staff in advising student organizations is examined, and guidelines are offered for establishing an effective advisor-student leader relationship, attendance at student organization meetings and events, the extent of the advisor's influence and control over organizational and students' activities, and…

A discussion of the current role of student personnel services in higher education looks at their history, at higher education as a social and educational institution, relevant theories of human growth and development, and at organizational concepts affecting student development. (MSE)

An interview with a college student activities director addresses topics concerning student activities planning including the need for good planning, activities planning as leadership training, roles of staff and students, planning phases, effective use of financial and human resources, contracting with artists, effective promotion, event-day…

A discussion of conflict resolution in student activities planning and administration, presented in radio talk-show format, looks at a variety of issues, including making confrontation positive and effective, conflicts between campus activities programs and artists, student involvement in activities planning, the advisor's role, and contracts.…

Campus activities programmers are encouraged to balance roles by: remembering their time is valuable; accepting their own imperfection; saying "no" when necessary; taking care of themselves; learning to request help and delegate; giving best time and energy to what matters most; focusing on life's positives; developing support systems; keeping a…

Ethics begin personally but ultimately provide empowerment. Practicing ethical leadership requires three major interrelated activities: knowing (awareness of own and others' values); feeling (creating awareness of or sensing values and dilemmas); and acting (behavior). Ethical leadership is tested through ethical dilemmas, and practicing it…

A discussion of the student activities administrator's role in solving substantial problems on the job looks at typical difficult situations and offers models for dealing with them. Each model consists of five practical steps for problem resolution. Situations addressed include emergencies, motivational crises, and externally imposed…

Provides advice to faculty advisers of student organizations on understanding the learning styles, needs, cultures, and strengths of today's "electronic learners." Advisers need to understand technology-related learning patterns and become technologically literate to work with college students. (MDM)

In the complex environment of campus activities planning and higher education, individual values do occasionally affect the ability of campus activities professionals to apply explicit professional ethics. These professionals must accentuate the understanding and application of professional values and minimize other values that inhibit them from…

Student activities programing, viewed as essential to the college experience, is defended by outlining some of the values and growth opportunities it provides for students. Several specific programing strategies useful as catalysts in values development are described, including values clarification exercises, multicultural programing, and…

The "Student Learning Imperative," as articulated by the American College Personnel Association, is put into context for college activities programming specialists. At its heart is the principle that intentional integration of curricular and cocurricular experiences must be the central focus of campus student affairs functions, based on…

Discusses the concept of community as it applies to the college campus, focusing on community as a place to be, identifying implications for space utilization; a way of being, offering suggestions for community development; and both a place to be and a way of being, examining the implications for creating community interactions through campus…

While the civil rights and social reforms of the past two decades are firmly established in some areas, other aspects of ethnic and cultural diversity are under assault on campus. The challenge for student personnel services is to take pluralism and the value of diversity seriously in decisions about standards, philosophy, and purpose. (MSE)

The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Strategic Plan outlines the fundamental purposes, values, and environmental factors of the association. It presents five strategies: to serve and educate association membership through publications, research, and programs; to advocate and support technology use; to expand fiscal resources; to…

This article argues that college students and administrators rely on campus activities professionals to make informed, objective decisions about campus events and that this represents a challenge to present controversial programs to meet student developmental and educational needs. Professionals are urged to be prepared to justify such programs.…