The mission of Cedar Crest College, an independent women's college, is to provide students with excellent education that is grounded in the liberal arts and informed by humanistic values. In 2003, Student Affairs staff of the school looked closely at those students who were graduating and began to realize that though the college was providing…

Examined graduate student views of leadership education in college student personnel preparation programs. Results of qualitative study revealed that many college personnel service graduate students saw their programs as significant in their development as leaders. Students most often cited practicum and assistantship supervisors as those…

Assessed needs that different minority students (blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans) perceived in their undergraduate experience on a predominantly white, urban campus. Results indicated a need for special programming for minority students at the university. Blacks expressed strong need for special activities, suggesting they may…

Longitudinal comparisons between those who attended orientation programs and those who did not indicates that over the time span of the three surveys those differences found in the first two syrveys were no longer evident in the third, suggesting that attendance makes no appreciable difference in attitudes or success. (CJ)