This article describes the author's cross-pedagogical approach to co-teaching with student affairs colleagues. The central goal of this approach is to help students create meaning for their lives. The author also gives an account of an incident that occurred in one seminar and illustrates the benefits of a crossover approach.

In this article, the author describes how she challenged her class to think critically about multicultural competence and to analyze objectively the liberal perspectives of Allan G. Johnson and conservative ideas of Dinesh D'Souza using Raechele Pope, Amy Reynolds, and John Mueller's characteristics of multiculturally competent student affairs…

Most individuals who work in higher education seek the same outcome: student learning. Knowing that partnerships between faculty and student affairs educators offer the best hope for students' experiencing the kind of learning that higher education promises, individuals at Baylor University are taking small steps toward building and sustaining…

Kathleen Manning identifies seven philosophical positions in relation to the broad issue of difference. Recognizing and understanding where they stand in this matrix allows educators to work more effectively with students, faculty, and staff about the complex and sometimes contested issue of difference.

This article offers a brief discussion on the Assessment Skills and Knowledge (ASK) Standards. The ASK Standards provide a consistent framework that outlines the skills and knowledge that should be advanced in educational sessions. It also recognizes the critical importance of assessment in the roles and responsibilities of student affairs…

In 1995, in "Shifting Paradigms in Student Affairs," this author and her colleagues called for all educators, including those in student affairs, to see their central task as enhancement of student learning. At about the same time, scientists and practitioners began to understand that learning is a contextual process of knowledge acquisition,…

"Who is responsible for developing, ensuring, and assessing learning outcomes--student affairs, academic affairs, or both?" This question yielded a spirited debate between faculty members and student affairs professionals in the author's course Disability in Higher Education and Society. The author was prompted to learn more about this…

Student affairs educators and academic faculty continue to respond to demands that they become more accountable; conduct better assessments of learning outcomes; and demonstrate, through evaluation, the contributions they make to institutional missions. In this article, the authors bring together multiple resources selected for their potential to…

Ritual plays a critical role in creating community and reinforcing values. This exploration of campus rituals suggests how college personnel might use rituals in their efforts to bring individuals together in a community of learners. (Author/MKA)

Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, faculty members and student affairs educators often believe that the answers they seek about assessment are secrets kept by an all-knowing, powerful person. If they can just find the Wizard of Assessment and be granted the secret assessment formula, all will be well. The student affairs educators at California…

Suggests how to remind university personnel of the importance of keeping the discourse on higher education open to multiple perspectives. These perspectives also serve to highlight the frequent disparity between the espoused goals of higher education and the values that are embedded in its formal and informal structures. (Author/MKA)

Although no one assumes that faculty from all disciplines are alike, how these disciplinary affiliations affect the way faculty approach teaching and learning may not be fully appreciated. Article suggests that this affiliation is essential to the success of faulty and student affairs collaborations on campus. (Author/MKA)

When the University of Minnesota-Morris confronted the challenge of promoting religious expression for students of diverse spiritual orientations, the result was a series of forums entitled Spiritual Pathways. Explains how Spiritual Pathways brings together students, student affairs administrators, and faculty to discuss and understand diverse…

Using technology's enormous potential to support student learning requires that student personnel workers enter a new world--one that students already inhabit. Using technology can be a big challenge for educators who still cling to more traditional teaching methods. This article explores what educators can do to bridge the technology gap on…

Addresses general perceptions regarding student affairs work in higher education and the role of the student affairs staff member. Discusses the purpose and value of student affairs work in the face of negative perceptions about the profession. (GCP)