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Direct linkMartin, Georgianna L.; McGee, Melandie – New Directions for Student Services, 2014
This chapter explores how students' interactions with student affairs professionals influence college outcomes with a particular focus on applying findings to student affairs practice.
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services, Interaction, College Outcomes Assessment
Sanderson, Rebecca A.; Ketcham, Patricia L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Oregon State University (OSU) is located in Corvallis, a community of 53,000 people situated in the heart of the Willamette Valley between Portland and Eugene. Approximately 15,700 undergraduate and 3,400 graduate students, including 2,600 U.S. students of color and 950 international students, are currently enrolled at OSU across 11 academic…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Dale, Paul A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC), located in Phoenix, Arizona, is part of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). PVCC was founded in 1987 and in the fall of 2007 served 8,739 students in credit courses. Since 1997, PVCC has been on a quest to become a "more learning centered" college. As a result of placing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction
Varlotta, Lori E. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
California State University, Sacramento, commonly referred to as "Sacramento State," is a booming metropolitan university located on 300 acres in the state capital of California. The university, the seventh largest in the California State University system, enrolls a multicultural student body of approximately 29,000 students. At…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Haney, L. Richard; McClellan, Debralee – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Frederick Community College (FCC) is a comprehensive open-door community college that serves the citizens of Frederick County, Maryland, the state's largest county by size and seventh in population (230,000). It is located in central Maryland, equidistant from Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The college's character as a learning college is…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Osters, Sandi – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Texas A&M University is a research extensive institution located in College Station. More than 45,000 students attend the university (about 20% are graduate or professional students). Academically, the university is known for its engineering, business, and agricultural and veterinary medicine programs, although there are more than 150 programs…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Dean, Kathleen Lis; Rombalski, Patrick; O'Dell, Kyle – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
John Carroll University (JCU) is a Jesuit Catholic institution located in University Heights, approximately 10 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1888, the university has a population of 3,400 undergraduates and 800 graduate students. The Division of Student Affairs at JCU comprises 11 units. The mission of the division is the same as that…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Valesey, Brigitte; Allen, Jo – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Founded in 1821, Widener University is a two-state (Pennsylvania and Delaware), four-campus, eight-college private institution serving approximately 6,700 students. Following arrival of the new senior vice president and provost in 2004 and subsequent reorganization of vice presidential responsibilities, Student Affairs is now led by a dean of…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Butcher, Michael F.; Saltonstall, Margot; Bickel, Sarah; Brandel, Rick – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university nestled below the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona. It enrolls more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students at its main campus in Flagstaff, through its 35 statewide sites, and via online program offerings. Within the university organizational system, Student Affairs has a…
Descriptors: American Indians, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services
Burlingame, Philip J.; Dowhower, Andrea L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Founded in 1855 as the Farmer's High School, the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) began as a small college in Centre County providing agricultural education to young men from regional farm families. Penn State became a land-grant university in 1863 following passage of the Morrill Act. Today, Penn State enrolls more than 83,000 students…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction, College Environment
Jones, Karen Kitchens – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Isothermal Community College (ICC) is located in Spindale, North Carolina. The college serves approximately 2,000 curriculum students every fall and spring semester and about 1,000 curriculum students in summer semesters. The Student Affairs department at ICC is divided into 10 functional areas. Over the last several years, student affairs staff…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Community Colleges, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers
Wagner, Virginia – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Alverno College is a private, liberal arts college located in a residential neighborhood on the southwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fall 2008, the student body numbered 2,783, and there were 231 resident students. The student body is highly diverse (34% minority), and most students commute to campus for their classes. The culture at Alverno…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Liberal Arts, College Instruction, Private Colleges
McKelfresh, David A.; Bender, Kim K. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Colorado State University (CSU) is located in Fort Collins, which is a midsize city of 134,000 situated in Northern Colorado at the western edge of the Great Plains and at the base of the Rocky Mountains. CSU's total enrollment is approximately 25,000 students. The Division of Student Affairs comprises 30 departments organized into programmatic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, College Instruction
Bresciani, Marilee J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
Electronic portfolios are becoming more prevalent on colleges and universities and can be a valuable tool in assessment efforts on campus.
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Formative Evaluation
