Suggests that the student personnel profession is in a period of transition. Offers these suggestions regarding graduate programs in student personnel work: (1) admissions be seriously reduced; (2) curricula be critically reviewed and reevaluated; and (3) admissions committees reevaluate their qualitative standards. (Author/HMV)

The authors conducted two surveys of four-year public colleges and universities regarding religious affairs and activities on their campuses and also regarding the personnel to whom these functions are assigned. Results indicate that the majority of America's public colleges do accept a degree of responsibility for religious activities.…

Goal-setting is taught in four steps: awareness and assessment, observation and analysis, evaluation, and demonstration. Illustrations of course projects and internship experiences are given, along with descriptions of specific behaviors being developed, and useful resource materials. (Author)

Graduate students in college student personnel were surveyed to determine their demographic characteristics, professional orientation, and employment preferences after graduation. For the most part, respondents reported satisfaction with their respective preparation programs and exhibited an appropriate professional orientation. (Author)

This brief biography of Marion Talbot (born in 1858) touches on her interest in educating the consumer, her belief in equality between the sexes, her work as Dean of Women at the University of Chicago, and her research. Talbot was concerned about the changes urbanization, industrialization and technology were making. (Author/JEL)

Conducted first two phases of longitudinal methodology for collecting student affairs graduates' placement data by comparing graduates' anticipated and actual placements. Results revealed that graduates found themselves in different types of institutions than they had anticipated, fewer followed through to further graduate studies, and many found…

Surveyed 147 chief student affairs officers to examine the status of student affairs as a profession and the influence of academic training or experience on advancement. Concluded that professional experience is the essential ingredient in advancement, overriding the field in which a terminal degree was earned. (JAC)

Describes an enrollment management model which is useful to institutions that have budgets dependent on enrollment. (Author/BL)

Presents a systematic approach to accountability and academic support on the part of institutional student affairs areas. Contends that the major mission of colleges and universities should be academic and intellectual achievement and that the true effectiveness of student affairs programs should be judged in this light. The Value-Added concept is…

Describes a training program designed to train undergraduate paraprofessionals to plan, facilitate, and evaluate developmental workshops for college students. The program incorporated developmental theory and concepts. (JAC)

Examined the career patterns and characteristics of 104 chief student personnel administrators. Data indicated opportunities for upward mobility may be decreasing due to enrollment decline, fewer positions, and increasing tenure. Nearly half the administrators reported planning to stay in their positions until retirement, and most were under 50.…

Margaret Ruth Smith interviews Esther Lloyd-Jones, a pioneer in Student Personnel work and, while tracing her career, highlights major trends in the student personnel field. (HMV)

Decisions of student personnel often involve an operational definition of quality'', making it a matter of personal and professional integrity to investigate an ethical posture fully and to act consistently with that posture. (Author)

This article presents the major findings of a national study on Student Personnel Manpower planning that NASPA, ACPA, NAWDC and AAJC initiated in December, 1971. (JC)

The author explains why he sees neither any similarity nor compatibility between a guidance counselor and an admissions officer. (BY)