Surveyed college student personnel graduate programs in 1979 (N=87) and 1982 (N=91) to solicit information concerning introductory courses. Results showed that most courses were located in counselor education programs. There was little consistency in purpose, objectives, content emphasis, outcome, or textbooks. (JAC)

Surveyed 244 recent college student personnel graduates to examine their commitment to human development theory in their work. Results indicated application of human development theory was related to professional preparation emphasis, functional area of employment, and preparation background of immediate supervisor. (JAC)

Describes and assesses job sharing as an employment alternative for career services professionals. Discusses the job-sharing format with regard to fringe benefits, scheduling, advantages, client reactions, potential problems, and specific factors that contribute to successful job sharing. (BH)

Discusses the role of college career planning and placement offices which must adapt to a changing employment climate while ensuring their legitimacy in a troubled academic setting. Internal and external functions are described, and the particular difficulties of placement offices as boundary-spanning units are discussed. (JAC)

Surveyed 312 members of the Southern Association for College Student Affairs to determine characteristics of compensation and responsibilities and characteristics of members. Data showed over half the respondents felt state government support was inadequate to encourage them to stay in higher education. (JAC)

The case approach to improving leadership in student affairs is offered as a key component of the process of learning how to become an effective leader. The 18 cases on diverse issues offered in this book are intended to provide learning opportunities for those who aspire to become student affairs leaders. The book contains an introduction about…

The Student Affairs profession has changed significantly. Is graduate training keeping up? Do young Student Affairs professionals know what to expect once they get to campus? Members of NERCHE's (New England Resource Center for Higher Education) Student Affairs Think Tank met to discuss the relationship between graduate training and the workplace.

This is a role statement of the American School Counselor Association relating to counselors' functions in the areas of (1) student orientation, testing, and counseling; (2) professional growth and research; and (3) faculty and administration consultation. (RWP)

Discusses the resources, goals, development, and achievements of the Gary Satellite Program and Human Resources Laboratory. (GB)

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the problems encountered by admissions officers in seeking professional competency and to discuss several positive developments relative to competence which are now underway. (Author)

This discussion of the evolution of student personnel workers and their plight as budgets have been tightened gives suggestions of ways this group could use their human relations expertise to recover from their current condition of institutional impotence. (JC)

This brief article presents sources of information available about job possibilities in non-traditional areas of counseling or student personnel work. (JC)

The purpose of this article is to discuss several new areas of opportunity for student personnel workers which are becoming available as a result of new developments in the human relations technology of education. (Author)

Joint appointments appear to be accepted as a workable solution to the problem of staffing. It would seem that the necessary ingredients for successful joint appointments are rapport and coordination between student personnel directors and counselor educators. (Author)

To remain a significant force in higher education, the student personnel field must contribute to the total organizational development of colleges and universities and not just focus on the development of the individual student. This article suggests some needed steps to this added role. (Author)