The first step women in student personnel administration should take to increase their numbers in higher level positions is to identify themselves as promising and qualified employees. Their employers, too, have an obligation to identify promotable female employees and to support them in their efforts to leave entry level positions. Once…

Examined people who earn degrees in Student Personnel/College Student Development and work in settings other than a college campus. Masters and doctoral graduates (N=182) responded to a questionnaire examining demographics, work-related values, opinions about salary, and reasons for career change. Gives recommendations for encouraging continuance…

There is no end to the voluminous need for information and resources. Career counselors and employers alike, an underutilized source, will find that free-lance writing is a way to extend their help to others, is a fulfilling avocation, and is a source of extra income. (Author)

Describes an Individualized Career Plan (ICP) as a practical, written action plan of career development activities designed to direct a student's formal and informal learning experiences toward identifying and achieving a career goal. Discusses a study of the levels of awareness of the ICP among Illinois community college staff. (AYC)

The purpose of this study was to examine the career patterns of student personnel administrators. A questionnaire and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator were used to obtain data from 1,320 student personnel administrators. (Author)

A more ambitious counseling program, founded on social and economic realities, is seen as a possible answer to discontent, turnover, and nonproductive jobs. (Author)

Describes international student service units in higher education, including their primary functions, staff roles and responsibilities, major functional challenges, professional challenges and support systems, professional literature, and tips for those interested in the field. Also describes the author's personal career path in international…

Describes the role of the student life/activities specialty in higher education student affairs, including mission, functions, organization and staffing, major challenges and issues, and career pathways for student life administrators. Also describes the author's personal career path in student life administration. (EV)

Investigates the extent to which the organizational commitment and life satisfaction of upper-level women student-affairs administrators (N=140) are influenced by personal and work-related attributes. Findings highlight the relationship between role ambiguity and organizational commitment. Implications for improving women's commitment and…

Advises young student affairs professionals as to how they might achieve personal and professional success at small, private, liberal arts colleges, both urban and rural. Examines problems endemic to the small college and ways the young professional can work to overcome them. (Author/ABB)

The students' self perception, development, esteem, and alignment with career roles can benefit from sensitive orchestration with a qualified counselor. (Author)

Adult development theory can assist supervisors in understanding the needs of staff member sin various stages on their psychosocial and career development. A chart was created that identifies developmental tasks or challenges many student affairs professionals face during their working lives, and approaches supervisors may use to assist staff in…

The evidence does not suggest that counselors have much succeeded in reducing the communication gap between themselves and other relevant groups. (Author)

Discusses the role the Journal of College Student Personnel has played in the field of student personnel literature. Specifically related its impact in the specialties of Housing, Financial Aids, Admissions, Placement, Orientation, Counseling, Student Activities, and Discipline. (CMG)

After 18 years as a student affairs professional, the author is now headed in a different direction. The personal lessons that she has learned about work-life balance over the past two decades are very similar to others. Instead of focusing on personal lessons, the author offers some structural observations, and--with respect, as she leaves the…