Residence life and education, residential curriculum and curricular approaches, student housing, and technology.
We're thrilled to have the one and only Heather Shea on the podcast this week! Heather chats with Dustin about her time as ACPA President this past year, celebrating the organization's 100 year history, and her work on the Student Affairs Now podcast.
In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, guest host Stewart Robinette chats with two professionals who are currently working outside the United States at NYU Shanghai. They discuss how their careers took them there, what the differences are when operating a residence life program outside the United States, and the learning, experiences, and skills they gained along the way.
October, among many other celebrations and observances, was Career in Student Affairs Month. As graduate school application deadlines begin to loom in the near future, it felt important to discuss some insight into making the choice and transition to pursue a career within the field of student affairs. Below are some considerations for the uniqueness... Continue Reading →
We're excited to release the fourth edition of our eBook on residential curriculum and curricular approaches, written by Dr. Paul Gordon Brown and sponsored by Roompact. The content is expanded from the third edition and now includes more visuals and worksheets. As before, it remains freely available for you to download and use. Whether you're... Continue Reading →
Student affairs divisional curricula often evolve either from "division-to-department" or "department-to-division." In the "division-to-department" approach, a division takes the lead in developing a collective educational priority and set of learning objectives that guide curriculum development at the departmental level. In a "department-to-division" approach, it is often one constituent department that may take the lead and... Continue Reading →
Student Affairs focuses on student learning. As articulated in our founding documents, as reflected in the curricula of our graduate preparation programs, and as represented in our professional associations and conferences, college student learning is the core of our work. And yet, sometimes our roles may not reflect this. From the first Student Personnel Point of... Continue Reading →
