professional development: are you on target?
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This student affairs presentation was presented at Stony Brook University's Professional Development and Sustainability Conference in Dec. 2010 and at the American College Professional Association's National Conference in March 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Professional Development:Are you on Target?
By Natalie Munoz and Matthew Gregory
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To be able to reflect on your own professional development and set goals for the future
LEARNING OUTCOMES
To remind you of the importance of life long professional development for your selfTo provide you with at least one new way to fulfill your professional development goals
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Reflection #1•List of all the professional development opportunities that you have taken advantage of this year•Reflect on how these opportunitiesrelate to your professional goals•Be prepared to share
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Reflection #2•List of all the professional development opportunities that you Have created and/or encouraged your staff to participate in•Reflect on how these opportunitiesrelate to their professional goals•Be prepared to share
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Definition of Staff Development
A planned experience designed to change behavior and result in professional and/or personal growth and improved organizational effectiveness
Merkle and Artman (1983)
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Promoting self understanding and self actualization
Staff Development GoalsFacilitating interaction with colleagues and associatesDeveloping functional skills and specific competencies
Exposing staff to innovative programs
Providing opportunities for professional renewalConveying theoretical and philosophical knowledge
(Decoster and Brown, 1991)
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Staff Development Methods
Academic Coursework
National, Regional, and State
Conference Attendance
On Campus Programs utilizing either
internal or external consultants
Off-Campus Workshops, Seminars,
and Institutes
Staff Orientation and Social Functions
Organizational Staff Meetings
(Decoster and Brown, 1991)
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Con’t…Staff Dev. Methods
Special Research
Program Grants
Committee and Task Force Participation
Ongoing Supervision
Performance Evaluation
Mentoring and General Relationships with Colleagues
Administrative Fellowships and Internships
(Decoster and Brown, 1991)
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Increase Staff Productivity and Efficiency
Advantages of Staff Development
Help Improve Staff Morale
Stimulate Creative Problem Solving
Facilitate Goal Setting
Improve Staff Skills
Increase Staff Awareness of the Importance of Keeping Current and Up-to-date
(Bair, 1985)
Raise Skill Level
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FUNDING…?PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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It doesn’t grow on trees… Out of Pocket & Dept. Options
• National Conferences ($1325)• Regional Conferences ($75)• Drive – In Conferences ($75)• Webinars ($199)• Association Costs ($75)• Certificates/Degrees/Courses
• Full/Partial Reimbursement• Fees
Free/Cheap Options
• Webinars (Free)• Job Shadowing (Free)• Mini-Internships (Free)• Volunteering (Free)• Books (Dept. Library)• Association Costs ($75)• Regional Conferences ($75)• Drive In Conferences ($75)• Certificates/Degrees/Courses
• Full/Partial Reimbursement• Fees
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ASSOCIATIONSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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For your Higher Education consideration… American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) American Association of University Professors (AAUP) American College Personnel Association (ACPA) ACT American Council on Education (ACE) APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Association of American Universities (AAU) Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Career College Association (CCA) College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) College Board (CB) College Fund/UNCF (UNCF) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Educational Testing Service (ETS) Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA) National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NAWE: Advancing Women in Higher Education (NAWE) University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)
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For your Higher Education consideration…
•American College Personnel Association (ACPA)•Association for Student Conduct Association
(ASCA)•Association for Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA)•National Association for Campus Activities
(NACA)•National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators (NASPA)•APPA: The Association of Higher Education
Facilities Officers • Attend your Union Meetings
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CONFERENCESPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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ACPA
•ACPA Cultural Study Tour: Central America and Panama (Semester at Sea)•Commissions•Standing Committees•New York State Region: CSPA
NASPA
•NASPA Study Abroad Program: Honduras, Ireland, New Zealand, Africa, etc…•Knowledge Communities•NASPA Region II
NASPA and ACPA
VOLUNTEER! PARTICIPATE IN A CASE STUDY! PRESENT! MOCK INTERVIEWS!JOIN A COMMITTEE! SOCIALIZE!
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ACUHO-I
Regional: NEACUHO (Northeast Association of College and Housing Officers)
Volunteer Work Groups: Housing Facilities and Services, Information Technology, Conference Services, Business Operations, Marketing and Communications, Public Policy, Research, and Sustainability Committee, etc…
21st Century Project
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RELI
•May•Exciting professional development opportunity with entry-level housing and residence life staff members • Recommended for those with 0 – 3 years of professional work experience. •Participants will be assigned to a faculty mentor with whom they work closely during the Institute. •Cost: $250 which includes lodging, meals, and supplies.
The Regional Entry Level InstituteHosted By NEACUHO and MACUHO
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Online Conferences
www.Breakdrink.com
www.studentvoice.com
Webinars
Most associations offer online webinars now
www.campustechnology.com
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LITERATUREPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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Helpful Readings: Just to name a few…AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice, 2005- About Campus, 1997- Academe, 2002- Academic Leadership, 2000- Academic Questions, 1987- (Minus last 6 mos.) Across the Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Language, Learning and Academic Writing, 2004- Active Learning in Higher Education (UK), 2000- Adult Basic Education & Literacy Journal, 1996- Adult Education and Development (Germany), 2000- Adult Education Quarterly, 1982- Adult Learning, 1996- American Educational Research Journal, 1964- (minus last 3 yrs.) For current issues, click here. American Journal of Distance Education, 2002- American School and University, 1996- Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 1976- (Minus last 7 yrs.) For current issues, click here. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001- (Minus last 12 mos.) Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 1997- 1990-2007 Australian Education Researcher, 1974- Australian Universities Review, 2001- Black Collegian, 1990- Black Issues in Higher Education, 1994- British Educational Research Journal, 1978- (Minus last 3 yrs). For current issues, click here. Cambridge Journal of Education, 1997- Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 1995- Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2002- Change: the Magazine of Higher Education Learning, 1990- Christian Higher Education, 2002- Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997- College and University 1969-1974 College & University Media Review, 2002- College Board Review 1947 College Quarterly: A Journal of Professional Development for College Educators, 1993- College Student Journal, 1996- 1971-1984 College Teaching, 1990- Community and Junior College Journal 1972-1984 Community College Journal 1992- Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1997- Community College Review, 1999- Community College Week, 1996- Community, Technical and Junior College Journal 1985-1992 Comparative Education, 1995- 1990- Comparative Education Review, 1957- (Minus last 5 yrs.) 1957- Continuing Higher Education Review 2003- Current Issues in Comparative Education, 1998- Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 1999- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979-2004. For current issues, click here. Educational Leadership, 1974- 1943- Educational Researcher, 1972- (Minus last 3 yrs.) For current issues, click here. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2000- EDUCAUSE Review , 2000- European Educational Research Journal, 2002- European Journal of Education, 1979- (Minus last 10 yrs.) For current issues, click here. Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 2008- Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1996 Gourman Report: A rating of graduate and professional degree programs in American and International Universities Cocoa Gourman Report: A rating of undergraduate and professional degree programs in American and International Universities Cocoa Harvard Educational Review, 1993- 1937- Higher Education (Netherlands), 1972- (Minus last 3 yrs.) For current issues, click here. Higher Education and National Affairs, 2006- Higher Education in Europe (UK), 1997- Higher Education Management and Policy (France), 2003- (Minus last 6 mos.) Higher Education Perspectives (Canada), 2004- Higher Education Policy (UK), 1996- Higher Education Quarterly (UK), 1950- Higher Education Research and Development (UK/Australasia), 1997- Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 1990- History of Higher Education Annual 2003/2004 Innovative Higher Education, 1997- 1983-2000 International Higher Education , 1995- International Journal for Education Policy and Leadership, 2006- International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2005- International Review of Education (Netherlands/Germany), 1955- (Minus last 3 yrs.) For current issues, click here. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (Canada), 2000- International Studies in Sociology of Education (UK), 1997- Internet and Higher Education (UK), 1998- Irish Educational Studies, 1998- Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2003- Journal of Academic Ethics, 2003- Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1993- Journal of College Admissions, 2003- Journal of College and University Law 1973- Journal of College & University Student Housing, 2004- Journal of College Counseling, 1998- (Minus last 18 mos.) Journal of College Student Development 1988- Journal of College Student Retention 2008- Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2007- Journal of Computing in Colleges, 2000- Journal of Computing in Higher Education 2003- Journal of Continuing Higher Education 2004- Journal of Counseling & Development, 1974- Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2008- Journal of Education Finance, 1998- Journal of Educational Administration, 1994- Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1997- Journal of Higher Education, 1930-(Minus last 5 yrs). For current issues, click here. Journal of Higher Education in Africa (Africa), 2003- Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (UK), 1997- Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2002- Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1990- Leadership Quarterly, 1990- Liberal Education, 1990- 1959-2007 The Mentor: an Academic Advising Journal, 1999- Metropolitan Universities 1991-2007 NACADA Journal 1981-1989, 2007- NASPA journal, 1996-2002 1975-2002 New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1997- New Directions for Community Colleges , 1997- New Directions for Higher Education, 1997- New Directions for Institutional Research, 1997- New Directions for Student Services, 1997- New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997- On Campus With Women, 1989- Open Access Journals in the Field of Education Perspectives on the History of Higher Education 2005-2007 Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 1998- Phi Delta Kappan, 1994- Planning for Higher Education , 2001- (Minus last 3 mos.) 1998- Practice & Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (UK), 2006- The Presidency, 2003- Qualitative Research, 2001- Quality in Higher Education, 1997- Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education, 2004-2006 2003- Research in Higher Education, 1997- 1990-2003 Research in Post Compulsory Education (UK), 1997- Review of Educational Research, 1931- Review of Higher Education , 1996- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Proceedings 1962-2002 Student Aid News, 2002- Studies in Continuing Education (UK), 1997- Studies in Higher Education (UK), 1976- Teaching in Higher Education (UK), 1997- Thought & Action: An NEA Higher Education Journal, 1993- Trusteeship 1993-2006 University Business, 2001- Women in Higher Education, 2002- Workplace; A Journal for Academic Labor , 1992-
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Helpful Readings: Some of the most relevant
•Chronicle of Higher Education• About Campus
• ASHE- ERIC Higher Education Report• Journal of Higher Education
• NASPA Journal• Journal of College Student Development
• Educational Leadership• Diverse Issues in Higher Education
•The Journal of College and University Student Housing
•Talking Stick•CAS Professional Standards in HE
•Facilities Manager
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BEYOND THE RESIDENCE HALLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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What opportunities are out there?
DEPARTMENTS
• Campus Residences
• Dean of Students• Recreation• Community
Standards• Academic
Advising• Transfer Office• Registrar• Financial Aid
DEPARTMENTS
• Center for Prevention & Outreach• Diversity & Affirmative Action•Student Activities• Academic Judiciary• Undergraduate Colleges• Athletics• Retention & Enrollment Management• Dining• Academics• Career Center
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What opportunities are out there?
STUDENT ACTIVITIES• Job Shadowing w/ Reservations• Mini-Internships w/ Facilities Mgmt• Advising a Club• Advising a Greek Organization• Work with Undergraduate Student Government• Get involved with Weekend Life
COMMUNITY STANDARDS• 2nd/3rd Level Advising/Board Member• Job Shadowing w/ Asst. or Director• Assist with Conduct Board Training
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What opportunities are out there?ACADEMIC ADVISING• Complete Certificate Program• Advise in December/June for Transfer Students• Teach ADV 101 (Transfer 101)• Volunteer during high volume advising days• Job Shadow or Mini Internship
CAMPUS RESIDENCES• Summer Work
• Conferences• Orientation• Summer Housing• Billing/Damage Appeals• LLC & Leadership Development• RA Training & Development• Renovations/Facilities Management
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MARCH – Present at a National Conference
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Planning
JANUARY – Take a Winter Semester CourseFEBRUARY – Attend LeadSTRONG
APRIL - Read THE NEW PROFESSIONAL: A resource guide for New Student Affairs Professionals and their supervisors
MAY – Participate in a Conference Call regarding HIV/AIDS Awareness in NYC
JUNE – Assist with Academic Advisement during Transfer Orientation
Matthew GregoryGoal: To become more informed on Student Affairs
Opportunities
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SEPTEMBER – Work with Reservations office on a mini-internship
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE
JULY – Participate in a Free Webinar via Student Voice
AUGUST – Meet with Judicial Affairs Director/Asst. Director to discuss their job and functions
OCTOBER –Begin Assessment Certification Course
NOVEMBER – Attend RA Conference
DECEMBER – Present at Professional Development/Sustainability Conference
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Your Turn…•Starting with April 2011, make a list of what you can do each month. Remember, not everything is going to cost money…but we have listed a lot of things that are “free”. •Since you are attending the National Conference, did you make a conscious effort to attend programs that have helped you grow professionally?
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To be able to reflect on your own professional development and set goals for the future
LEARNING OUTCOMES
To remind you of the importance of life long professional development for your self
To provide you with at least one new way to fulfill your professional development goals
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References
ACPA. Online at: www.myacpa.orgACUHO-I. Online at: www.acuho-i.orgNASPA. Online at: www.naspa.orgWinston & Creamer.(1997) Improving Staffing Practices in Student Affairs. Jossey-Bass Publishers. San Francisco, CA.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MATTHEW R. GREGORYJOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY –
NATALIE MUNOZSTONY BROOK UNIVERSITY