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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet.

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. I believe that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, whatever that success looks like.”

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Hispanic-serving institution director tackles education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Prior to this, I was the director of a summer bridge program here at SLCC … housed under Student Affairs, specifically the orientation office. Q: You also have a background in counseling and career services. How does that fit into your role and how you approach this work toward student success?

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

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Putting it together: Aligning campus services with every dimension of student wellness Stepped Care models show us that our non-clinical programs and services have a role to play in supporting student wellbeing , and the Eight Dimensions model gives us a blueprint for doing so in a way that is holistic and grounded in established theory.

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

With efforts like these gathering steam across the postsecondary landscape, it looks like higher education is in the midst of a mission shift that positions career readiness as a strategic, campuswide priority. This may be one reason why only 16 percent of students reported that visits to career services were very helpful.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

This program gave me confidence in my unique set of strengths and gave me actionable guidance about how I can incorporate these “superpowers” into my academic, professional, and personal lives.” – Vic Duarte, Justice Studies student. I also worked with faculty to build custom workshops for their courses. Challenges.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.