Included is a consideration of contract and agency law, how these apply to student organizations, potential liability consequences, guidelines to avoid such consequences, and a summary of the current situation. (Author)

Implications for student personnel professionals who may be facing career crises are explored, and the authors provide case histories of their responses to career crises. (Author)

This article reviews the literature calling for specific skills in student development, describes a process-outcome model presented earlier for purposes of training student development specialists, and reports on the field applications and further development of that model. (Author)

Student development programming goals are analyzed. Student development programs will make minimal progress in higher education without the intentional application of sound approaches to organizational change. Organization development and its concepts and strategies are presented as one systematic approach that warrants study and application by…

Summarizes data on sex role, career conceptions, self-confidence, risk-taking, and interaction with teachers. Implications for action are noted. (Author)

Student affairs personnel are involved in every aspect of formalized employee relationships, including strikes. An analysis of collective bargaining mechanisms is provided in order to assess the future effects for the student affairs profession. (Author)

As institutions rush to seek new consumers and academics respond to the "graying of the campus," what will student personnel professionals do? The light touch of this article may press upon some of the sensitive issues which must be confronted. (Editor)

This article summarizes the current status of collective bargaining, analyzes the dynamics of the bargaining process, reviews student participation in negotiations, and suggests a role for student personnel administrators on a unionized campus. (Author)

The author presents the historical development of the department of student personnel work at the University of Minnesota, as well as his own contributions to the field. (HLM)

This article investigates factors contributing to the growth of community colleges, higher community college enrollments, and the emergence of the upper division institution. Findings of several recent studies concerning transfer student performance are discussed. (Author)

A student's first impression of the university counseling center often comes from contact with the center's receptionist. This article examines the role of the receptionist and the unique relationship she maintains with both client and counselors. The receptionist's function in projecting the center is discussed. (Author)

Techniques and procedures that have been used to facilitate vocational group counseling using the framework are described. (Author)

Three new evaluation models (responsive, transactional, goal-free) are described and discussed in terms of their implications for student affairs. They hold more promise for attending to the needs of program planners and administrators than traditional approaches. A student affairs administrator comments on their applicability in terms of key…

The growing adult population in higher education highlights the need for student personnel workers to study adult development. The five propositions set forth here are intended to serve as a knowledge base for student personnel workers as they face their new clients. (Author)

There is a need for theories of how college environments operate. Criteria for theories are proposed, with emphasis on the production of testable theoretical predictions. Three approaches appear unusually promising: role theory, organizational psychology, and social ecological analysis. The advantages of using such theoretical approaches are…