tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953919475396842502024-02-20T01:21:15.539-08:00MoCPA NewsConnecting you to the Missouri higher education community… Get Connected!MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-58318440124749815062014-01-31T08:36:00.001-08:002014-01-31T08:36:09.302-08:00Leadership Opportunities with MoCPA<div class="WordSection1">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By: Rose Viau, Director of Residential Life</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are looking for a leadership opportunity outside of
your institution, an opportunity to connect with Student Affairs professionals
from across the state, and a lot of FUN, I know exactly what you need. You need to run for a leadership position within
MoCPA. Whether you are a new or seasoned
professional, MoCPA offers opportunities for professional development and
connections through Executive Board positions and Annual Conference Committee
chair positions or committee members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why should you be a leader in MoCPA? Read what current MoCPA Executive Board
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Involvement in MoCPA allows you to positively
impact and influence the work of Student Affairs and student development.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Angel McAdams Prescott, current Membership Coordinator
and Annual Conference planning team member, past Annual Conference Co-Chair and
Drive-In Co-Chair</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">MoCPA has helped open my eyes up to the other
areas of Higher Education. I’ve been in my ResLife world for a while and find
it very helpful to have reminders from fellow MoCPA professionals of the larger
scope of our services to students. I know I can call on many of my friends for
advice and brainstorming and appreciate some great laughs along the way.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Aimee Rea, current Secretary, past Annual Conferenc planning
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">MoCPA is a great way to connect with colleagues
across the state and in different areas of student affairs! Anyone can get
involved and there are so many levels of involvement that no matter your
availability there’s something you can make work with your schedule!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~ Leslie Gale, Annual Conference Co-Chair.</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The
experience and professional connections are invaluable!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~Joe Gilgour,
Two-year Institution Representative.</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Serving as a leader in MoCPA as an Executive
Board Member or the Annual Conference Committee Chair gives you the opportunity
to connect with members of our profession across the state as well as across
the spectrum of positions, departments and careers. This is an
opportunity to meet and work with colleagues as you contribute to the growth
and expansion of the Association - it's a win-win situation.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Trent Ball, Public Institution Representative.</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Being
a leader in MoCPA connects you to professionals committed to Missouri's
students and the continual advancement of our field.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~Adam Callahan,
Technology Coordinator and Annual Conference planning team member.</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">When I moved to Missouri I didn’t have any other
higher education friends or colleagues in the state. MoCPA gave me a
strong network of talented professionals, whom I now call friends. I
truly believe that I wouldn’t be as connected, statewide, if I hadn’t explored
opportunities within MoCPA.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Jackie Weber,
current Member-at-Large, past Past President, President, President Elect.</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The networking opportunities have been
invaluable! I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know people across the
state.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Being a conference co-chair has
built my confidence as a professional and encouraged me to stay involved!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Becca Maier, Annual Conference Co-Chair.</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Being involved in MoCPA has allowed me to build
relationships with other professionals in the state which has resulted in a
larger and broader network of colleagues I can turn to for advice, insight and
support. </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Angel McAdams Prescott, current Membership Coordinator and Annual
Conference planning team member, past Annual Conference Co-Chair and Drive-In
Co-Chair</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Opportunities to network and make new
friends!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Abby Tribble, Newsletter Coordinator</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">MoCPA is a great way to connect with
professionals from colleges and institutions across the state.
Personally, MoCPA has helped me make connections regarding job
opportunities, resources, and professional development.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Luke Gorham, Sponsorship Coordinator and Annual
Conference planning team.</span></i></li>
<li><a href="" name="_MailEndCompose" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Being on MoCPA’s Exec. Board really changed my
career. It broke me out of my “home office” comfort zone and into a
valuable statewide network of colleagues. It was an easy move and one I
value tremendously!</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Scott
Shields, current Past President, past President, President Elect and Technology
Coordinator</span></i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">I love being involved in MoCPA because it is a
tight but smaller network.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Regional or
national involvement is sometimes intimidating due to sheer numbers of
people.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">MoCPA offers more of a
home/family atmosphere were you really get to know others from around the state
who are also working to help students succeed.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">~Rose
Viau, current President, past President-Elect, Secretary, Sponsorships
Coordinator, and Annual Conference planning team member.</span></i></li>
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MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-44587434899741210902014-01-21T17:39:00.000-08:002014-01-22T09:42:51.493-08:00An Interview with the President: Dr. Joanna Anderson<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">By: Abby Tribble</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Assistant Director,
Residence Life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">State Fair Community
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Joanna Anderson, President of State Fair Community College has a combined total
of 26 years of community college experience. In her most recent role, Anderson
served as the Vice President for Student Services at Casper College located in
Casper, Wyoming. This article is a summary of an interview conducted with Dr.
Joanna Anderson concerning the Millennial generation, higher education’s newest
students. The interview is focused on challenges of Millennial college students
and trending practices in student affairs to meet the needs of Millennial
college students and their parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fair Community College</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">AA, North
Central Missouri College – Trenton, Missouri (1976)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">BS, University
of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri (1978)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">MsEd, William
Woods University – Fulton, Missouri (1998)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ed.D, University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri (2010)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">26 years of community college experience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2007-2013, Vice President for Student Services at Casper
College – Casper, Wyoming<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1986-2007,
North Central Missouri College – Trenton, Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Public Relations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Admissions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you interested in working in higher education?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“I was originally interested
in teaching some agriculture or English courses while working at radio station.
At this time I had signed a contract to teach journalism and English at a local
high school. While working an event for the radio station at a fair, I met the
president of North Central Missouri College; he recognized me for my public
relations and interviewing skills. There was a public relations job open at
this time and I decided to apply. After working in PR, I decided to transition
into admissions to market institution to recruit students.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) What is
your philosophy of student success? Has this changed overtime while working in
higher education?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“My family
background shows strong value of education. I always knew I was going to
college and had support from my family to continue my education. It was never
an option to not be successful – I knew I could and I would. A lot of students today
do not have strong support network. Not everyone learns the same way. We have
to find ways to help students that don’t learn best in the traditional ‘high
school’ format.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) As a formal
director in admissions, what kinds of trends do you see in recruitment for
Millennial college students compared to then and now?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“Then – mail
pieces/pamphlets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">Now –
Websites/social media<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">Personal
relationships are still really important, just as important today as they were
in the past. But traditional printed pieces do not work as well as they used
to. Students also have more options today than they used to.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">4) According
to the text, “Technology is the vehicle for bringing social life into the
classroom and is the means of replacing social life at the college” </span><w:sdt citation="t" id="-1942980765" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">(Levine,
2012, p. 53)</w:sdt><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">.
Do you agree with this statement about the social setting for Millennial
college students?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes
and no – Most students still have personal social network, if they do not they
can be lost in the shuffle. Joining teams, clubs or organizations help
traditional college students connect with their peers and form cliques. College
used to be a time to form social relationships. It is more difficult now
because they utilize technology much more – and sometimes do not communicate
effectively.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The following information reflects
student involvement as of 2009. These percentages reflect student involvement
per each month during the academic year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Percentage
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Attend
collegiate athletic events<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It is cited that a majority of
students who participate in activities and attend campus events are
traditionally aged, full-time students attending four year-colleges and working
half-time or less. As a community college, SFCC had 873 first-time full-time
freshmen. This was approximately 17% of SFCC’s total student headcount <w:sdt citation="t" id="-921644543"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Sta13 \l
1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(State Fair Community College, 2013)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. SFCC has a large
population of non-traditional, part-time students but shows a great turnout in
activities and involvement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21.466665267944336px; text-indent: -48px;">5) As community colleges see a lot of turnover from year-to-year, what does this data suggest for our new demographic of students?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“We probably do
better than the larger universities because we are small enough where students
encourage other students to participate. Students with children often have
connections in the community and already feel established. We have a good
turnout for our institution.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">6) Most higher
education professionals have studied Chickering’s Seven Vectors of Identity
Development. Do you believe this model is changing for Millennial college
students’ development? How so?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Developing
competence<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Managing
emotions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Moving
through autonomy toward interdependence<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Developing
mature interpersonal relationships<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Establishing
identity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Developing
purpose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- Developing
integrity <w:sdt citation="t" id="1811974671"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION Eva09 \p 67-69 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Evans, 2009, pp. 67-69)<!--[if supportFields]><span
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“The steps may not
be taken in the same order that they used to be. In Millennials, sometimes
these stages are delayed due to being overprotected. What students used to go
through at an earlier age is happening at a later age now.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">7) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">As a
professional in higher education for nearly 27 years, what academic trends do
you see with students concerning their expectations of college-level work that
have evolved during this time?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“On one hand
college students are lazier than they used to be. Compared to then, students
now can use word processing and do quick search for information – the
information is much more accessible than it used to be. While it has made us
more efficient, it can also make students lazy by just copying and pasting
information. When I was a college student, I used notecards to write out facts
and cite my sources. My uncle’s dissertation was typed on a typewriter. Both of
these things are easily entered in the computer today and can be edited much
faster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">With trends in technology, this generation seems to be very instant.
Students have not had to wait for things they want. Generation instant
gratification. Another potential fault I see is a failure to plan. We sometimes
fail to plan. Planning is a skill we are losing. This means planning for the
near future, but also considering future generations to come.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">8) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">According
to the text, 80 percent of senior student affairs officers surveyed said their
campuses were experiencing increased demand for enhanced technology by students
<w:sdt citation="t" id="-562794673">(Levine, 2012, p. 47)</w:sdt>. Do you see similar
patterns with enrollment and a higher demand for technology at SFCC?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“We have kept up
well, but it definitely will not slow down. It changes so quickly, keeping up
with technology is a costly thing all colleges have to deal with.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">9) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">As a
professional in housing, I am often asking students about things they want to
do for fun. The common answers I get are students jokingly saying, “Can we get
some kegs in here?” Students seem to have an expectation of coming to college
to find non-stop parties. How can we adjust this expectation and teach students
that they can have fun without underage drinking and/or drug use?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“Sometimes students
go to college for the wrong reasons and not really understanding, fully, why
they are there. It is part of our job to help students understand what getting
a college education is all about – NSO, Student success classes, reflection of
goals, etc. We need to make it intentional to help our students learn to be
responsible. Instead of saying “don’t do this”, perhaps a more realistic
approach is “This is how to stay safe” when it comes to serious issues like
drinking and driving.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">10)</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the textbook for American College Student
(Generation on a Tightrope) it is emphasized that a generation’s
characteristics are defined by moments that happened during that particular
generation’s development. For example, for Millennial students it is emphasized
that events on September 11, school shootings, and technology affected our
mindset [YES, I am a Millennial, too!] – Do you agree with this pattern of
beliefs?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“When I was a
student, I did not know anyone who had been raped or assaulted. Now, everyone
knows at least someone that has faced this issue. This current generation has
been exposed to domestic violence or often knows someone who has been affected
by it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">My parents, who come
from a different generation, were affected by the Great depression. With this
depression, they were raised to work hard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">11) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">To extend the next question a bit further, in a recent
article I analyzed, one reiteration in the discussion was that school shootings
played a role for Millennial parents as they felt a strong need to protect
their children – Helicopter parents!</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Some institutions provide resources for parents including organizations,
newsletters and webpages. One institution even had an Office of Parental
Relations. Where is the line between reassuring parents and open communication
and FERPA compliance?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“It is important to
see parents as an ally – not a negative. Today’s students are very connected to
their parents and parents have more influence than they think. We need to help
parents understand how they can help their student be successful. One reason
parents are quite involved – parents have saved for their child to go to
college. They see it as their money that is paying for their child to go to
college. They feel that they should have a say. The stakes are high and the
costs are high.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">12) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Parents of Generation X college students were known
for providing emotional support, financial support and passive encouragement.
In what ways do parents of Millennial college students show their support to
their children today?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Parents
are a greater diversity than they used to be. When I was a college student most
parents of college students went to college, themselves. They were more
professional in interactions. Parents supported educational system because they
understood it. Today we have a whole new spectrum of individuals coming to
college whose parents do not have any experience with college life and
preparing for college. Some parents are very supportive of their students and
sometimes want to do too much for them and sometimes students are almost homeless
with little or no parental support. There is real value in figuring things out
for yourself. This helps you develop critical thinking skills. This is one of
our challenges. Sometimes we are just trying to be helpful! The challenge we
have is that we have created a fragile generation because we have so many
supports in place – students do not think they can support themselves.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">13) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In your experiences, what are some approaches used to
help students develop independence while in college?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">“I always encourage
students to get involved in some kind or organization to develop leadership
skills. Helping them learn that they sky is the limit. In order to be really
independent, you have to build confidence. How do we ingrain in our students
that they can be successful? Our faculty and staff are our tools to showing
students how successful they can be. Being independent is a scary thing for
this generation. I do not want to generalize, but it is common.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">When I went to
college, the expectation was clear. I had a doubt, but knew I had to meet the
expectation. Young people today are faced with a different economic situation.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">[**Kahn Academy –
Money Matters – teaches tutorial on how to budget, great for college students]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">14) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Given your experience and full work history in higher
education as Dean of student services, public relations, admissions, instructor
and now college President, what are some evolving trends in issues college
students have?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">[During
this time we discussed mental health in higher education. I suggested that I
was considering seeking my counseling credentials and certification after
completing my Master’s degree due to high demand for counseling services in
higher education.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr.
Anderson informed me that her prior institution’s state of Wyoming has the
highest rate of suicide per capita. “Seemingly everyone knows someone who has
committed suicide.” Dr. Anderson discussed some initiatives that Casper College
implemented to raise prevention and awareness of the issue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">15) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">If you could go back in time and give yourself a piece
of professional advice 20 years ago, what would that advice be?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">“Might have started on doctorate sooner – it didn’t used to be so much
of a criteria for jobs as it is now. Because I did it when I did, I had the
opportunity to be in a cohort and didn’t have to spend as much time away as you
can do most doctorate programs online. I have made a lot of sacrifices and
worked long hours. </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">I was grateful to
have such a supportive family through this journey.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">[Next, I asked Dr. Anderson what advice she had for me, as a graduate
student:]</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">Go for it – try it. Take risks when applying for jobs whether you
believe you don’t have the credentials or experience. You may be what someone
is looking for. “The sky is the limit.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Joanna Anderson
began her role as President at State Fair Community College in Sedalia,
Missouri in July of 2013. With her range of experience collected over the
course of 26 years, Anderson brought with her some new perspectives of student
affairs I, as an employee and graduate student, was eager to learn of. Dr.
Anderson and I met to discuss Millennial college students, trends in higher
education and best practices to meet the needs of higher education’s newest
generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The interview with
Dr. Anderson began with me asking why she chose to enter the field of higher
education and what her philosophy of student success is comprised of. “My
family background shows a strong value of education. I always knew I was going
to college and had support from my family to continue my education” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1777095784"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION And13 \l
1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Anderson, 2013)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Dr. Anderson shared
with me that she is grateful for her family’s support, however, recognizes that
not all college students today have a support network. “It is part of our job
to help students understand what getting a college education is all about.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Anderson and I
discussed common characteristics among Millennial college students, “with
trends in technology, this generation seems to be very instant. Students have
not had to wait for the things they want.” I agreed with Dr. Anderson’s
statement as she shared with me the method she used to conduct research as an
undergraduate and graduate student: “When I was a college student, I used
notecards to write out facts and cite my sources.” Dr. Anderson shared with me
the story of her uncle’s dissertation, which was typed on a typewriter. “73
percent of college students use the Internet more than the library, while only
nine percent said they use the library more than the Internet for information
searching” <w:sdt citation="t" id="1407657545"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION Dru11 \p 24 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Drumheller, 2011, p. 24)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Compared to then,
students now can use word processing and do a quick search for information; the
information is much more accessible than it used to be,” Dr. Anderson accounted.
The term ‘instant gratification’ arose to identify Millennial college students.
An article by Angela Provitera McGlynn coincides with this term: “[Students]
are accustomed to 24-7 conveniences. They can get instant answers on the Web;
shop online day or night; and get responses from their friends simultaneously” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1138026960"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span>CITATION McG08 \p 20-21 \n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>\t<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(2008, pp. 20-21)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
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conventionally motivated and respectful; 2) structured rule followers; 3)
protected and sheltered; 4) cooperative and team-oriented; 5) talented
achievers; and 6) confident and optimistic about their futures” <w:sdt citation="t" id="448899762"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span>CITATION Ela07 \p 23 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Elam,
2007, p. 23)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.
I see many patterns with Dr. Elam, Dr. Stratton and Dr. Gibson’s quote and my
interview with Dr. Anderson. Anderson claims that she believes the Millennial
generation, while protected and sheltered, is also very resourceful to finding
answers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Though Anderson views
Millennial college students as socialized, she brought with it an excellent
point: “most students have a personal and social network, if they do not they
can be lost in the shuffle. College used to be a time to form social
relationships and it is more difficult now because they utilize technology much
more and sometimes do not communicate effectively. “Some researchers fear that
Millennial students, being over-reliant on communications technology, will have
stunted interpersonal (face-to-face) skills” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-346866842"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION Ela07 \p 21 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Elam, 2007, p. 21)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. College students may have delayed
development in communication skills, however, prefer to work in groups. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> The
Millennial generation has an interesting relationship with communication; it is
reiterated in countless articles that they prefer to work with groups and as
teams, but are delayed in interpersonal communication. When I asked Dr.
Anderson about social interactions and development of independence among
Millennial students, she replied with a response that I really connected with,
“I always encourage students to get involved in some kind of organization to
develop leadership skills. These experiences help them learn that they sky is
the limit,” she shared. Being independent is a scary concept for this
generation. I do not want to generalize, but it is common,” Anderson added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Anderson stated, “Not
everyone learns the same way. We have to find ways to help students that do not
learn best in the traditional high school format,” when discussing learning
styles and methods of instruction. McGlynn suggests that faculty should adapt
instructional methods to meet the needs and preferences of students: “Educators
need to maximize this generations’ preferences for working and playing in
groups in order to engage them with course material” <w:sdt citation="t" id="851297238"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION
McG08 \p 21 \n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\t<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(2008, p. 21)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. “Generational
differences can significantly affect the day-to-day life of faculty. Spending a
semester with a group of people you don’t “get” and who don’t “get” you can
both demotivate and deenergize even the most dedicated faculty members” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1046131558"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span>CITATION Esp12 \p 30 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Espinoza,
2012, p. 30)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> In the realm of her experience at North
Central Missouri College, Dr. Joanna Anderson established experience working
with parents. “Parents are a greater diversity than they used to be. When I was
a college student most parents of college students went to college, themselves.
Parents supported the educational system because they understood it. Today we
have a whole new spectrum of individuals coming to college whose parents do not
have any experience with college life and preparing for college.” In my current
role of Assistant Director of Residence Life, this piece that Dr. Anderson
shared strongly resonated with me professionally but also on a personal level,
as I too began my academic journey as a first-generation college student.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Many Millennial
college students maintain a close relationship to their guardians. “[Students]
are often exceedingly close to their parents, who assume participatory roles in
their children’s educational pursuits” <w:sdt citation="t" id="1424690939"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Coo04 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Coomes, 2004)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. “It is important to see parents as an
ally, not a negative. Today’s students are very connected to their parents and
parents have more influence than they think. Because of this, we need to help
parents understand how they can help their student be successful,” Anderson expressed.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Parents of Generation
X college students were known for providing emotional support, financial
support and passive encouragement <w:sdt citation="t" id="-419179319"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Dea12 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Dean, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.
When I asked what ways parents of Millennial college students show support, Dr.
Anderson suggested, “Some parents are very supportive of their student and
sometimes want to do too much for them and sometimes students are almost
homeless with little or no parental support.” The next question that arose was
how we, as student affairs professionals can best support Millennial college
students: “The challenge we have is that we have created a fragile generation
because we have so many supports in place and students do not think they can
support themselves. There is a real value in figuring things out for yourself.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Some Millennial
students are too reliant on parental support. “Attending college part time and
living at home are known as “at-risk” factors for degree completion. For these
students in particular, it is important to involve the parents in encouraging
and motivating their children to devote the time and energy needed to do well
in college” <w:sdt citation="t" id="1649482585"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION McG08 \p 22 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(McGlynn, 2008, p. 22)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. As Anderson
suggested, student affairs practitioners can help students by working with the
parents. Parents become invested in their students’ education; “One reason
parents are quite involved is that parents have saved for their child to go to
college. They see it as their money that is paying for their child to go to
college.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“In an effort to
accommodate increasing parental involvement, one university has implemented
several initiatives, including: 1) Parents’ Weekends in both fall and spring
semesters; 2) newsletters for parents; and 3) a Parents’ Advisory Council that
meets regularly with the vice chancellor of student affairs to discuss campus
events and issues” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-392883517"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION Ela07 \p 23 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Elam, 2007, p. 23)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Initiatives that involve parents help
parents understand the education system and better support their student. Marc
Cutright explains the pertinence of the partnership relationship when working
with parents: “Family relationships involve deep emotional connections, rights
to speak and be considered in decisions, an evolving maturity and focus based
on time, and commitments to stick with one another through thick and thin. For
most institutions, that kind of relationship with parents, although fairly
“high maintenance,” is more productive than the contractual, consumerist one
that it displaces” <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1267919765"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>CITATION Cut08 \p 43 \n<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\t<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\l
1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(2008, p. 43)<!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from interviewing Dr. Anderson was the overall experience of having the
opportunity to sit down with the President of State Fair Community College and
hear about her perspectives on topics that I am learning in my classes. I found
it to be a very refreshing experience. Dr. Anderson helped me make connections
between my position at SFCC and my studies with Arkansas Tech University. At
the end of the interview I asked for Dr. Anderson’s advice or words of
experience in terms of finishing graduate studies and establishing a career:
“Go for it. Take risks when applying for jobs whether you believe you don’t
have the credentials or experience. You may be what someone is looking for.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-43424418405010620812013-11-03T17:56:00.000-08:002013-11-03T17:56:02.274-08:00Rose Viau, 2013-2014 President<div style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j3bQ6gG-4HEYJ-FhNdZ9IcMWnpWFOW95aZ0WO_Z4ByyhC-hR6AVYEn7-jml6PlSSQ9Y96OUI0_E8UUMjKQS_rUrlXMweHfH1Bq3YERKYcRK1gaOi186TuNxT7ewDv8a-OOlpTilSQ-_C/s1600/Viau+-+B+Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j3bQ6gG-4HEYJ-FhNdZ9IcMWnpWFOW95aZ0WO_Z4ByyhC-hR6AVYEn7-jml6PlSSQ9Y96OUI0_E8UUMjKQS_rUrlXMweHfH1Bq3YERKYcRK1gaOi186TuNxT7ewDv8a-OOlpTilSQ-_C/s200/Viau+-+B+Cropped.jpg" width="175" /></a><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: red;">Current Position</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Director of Residential Life at Northwest Missouri State University</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Please provide your educational information – institution(s) attended, degree(s)/area(s) of study, year(s) attended</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Bachelor’s degree in BS, Math Education from Missouri State University (1988-93). Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO (1996-98).</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>What is your favorite part of your role at your institution?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>I love the collaboration we have at Northwest with other departments. We work together to create the best possible services for our students and staff.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>How did you get involved with MoCPA?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>I started attending the annual conference years ago then was asked by Jackie Elliott (Jackie Elliott is a Past President, who was my supervisor at the time) to be the board Secretary and to be the Sponsorship Chair on the conference committee. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>What is your favorite MoCPA event/membership benefit?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>My favorite MoCPA event is the annual conference. I really enjoy being a part of the planning team and working behind the scenes to make this great conference happen. At the conference I enjoy the smaller conference feel and getting to talk to people in all areas of student affairs.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world of education?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>I wish money was no obstacle. Many students can’t attend college because of cost. Colleges and universities are forced to raise cost due to lack of state and federal funding and a slowing economy which means more students can no longer afford to attend. There are also many amazing things we could do if money was no obstacle including renovating or replacing aging facilities across the nation, experiential trips, paying staff what they are actually worth and much more.</i></span></span></div>
MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-66423502994065580312013-11-03T17:54:00.002-08:002013-11-03T17:54:21.314-08:00Scott Shields, 2013-2014 Past-President<div style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>*As operations coordinator, I get to put a lot of my hobbies to use. Photography and information technology are two skills I have put to use helping out with our data management and improvement of web and social media.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>* I was nominated by one of my Complex Directors to run for Public Institution Representative. Not sure if I wanted to do this, I chatted with then MoCPA President, Dr. Jackie Elliott, about the possibility. I was highly encouraged to run, but was offered a spot as the Technology Chair if I didn't win the position. I won the election, but opted to take on the Technology Chair position as well. I was able to use both positions together to help grow both positions and had a very successful first year. With those successes, I was tapped to run for President and the rest, as they say, is history!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>* Just working with the MoCPA Executive Board is immensely rewarding. I have made contacts in different areas all around the state and can call them up for help at any time for some specialist help. But mostly, they have opened my eyes to professional development and networking opportunities and how easy they can be to create. These people are my colleagues and my friends.</i></span></span></div>
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MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-59338245650350399212013-11-03T17:51:00.002-08:002013-11-03T17:51:56.668-08:00Abby Tribble, 2013-2014 Newsletter Coordinator<div style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>My favorite part about serving as Assistant Director in Residence Life are the moments that give me the opportunity to encourage students when they need a push, and then be there to celebrate their success with them when they walk across the stage in May. I also enjoy living on campus because I have the chance to engage with students in a more informal setting than any other department on campus. Though unpredictable and chaotic at times, ‘res life’ rocks!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>I first attended the Annual Conference in 2011 and after attending again in 2012, I knew I wanted to be a part of this organization that promotes networking with our neighbors and continued education and development. As a graduate student and new professional, I am always seeking out opportunities to get more involved and MoCPA is one that I feel passionate about.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>The Annual Conference each fall is an event I look forward to each year as it is a great way to kick off a new year and network with colleagues. As the Newsletter Coordinator, I also feel that the MoCPA Newsletter is a great way to keep that initial connection and provide professional development in a range of fields in student affairs.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>A practice that I believe in is being personable with the students I work with. This means asking questions about students’ hobbies, lifestyle, and why they chose your respected institution, but also serving as an example of how education can change a life. Working at a community college involves working with a diverse population of students, many of which come to us as first generation college students. As a first generation college student and alum of SFCC, it is important to me to be a role model for the students I work with. Our students come to us because they want to improve their life and they trust us to help them reach their educational goals. A former supervisor always reiterated to me: “Without the student there is no need for the institution”, and this is a credo we all need to adopt.</i></span></span></div>
MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-67597221645692425072013-11-03T17:20:00.001-08:002013-11-04T19:46:51.603-08:00Ability Ally: Moving Toward an Inclusive Institution<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">By : <span style="line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alisha Abbott - </span><i style="color: #222222;">Allies For Inclusion: </i><span style="color: #222222;">Exhibit Coordinator, </span><span style="color: #222222;">Saint Louis University & </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy Brinkley - Research Assistant, Saint Louis University</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Ability Institute’s original initiative, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">was created by Saint Louis University (SLU) graduate students in the Disability in Higher Education and Society course under the direction of their instructor, Karen Myers, PhD. Evolving from a class project into a sophisticated exhibit, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> debuted at SLU on October 27, 2010. Since its debut, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ability Exhibit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has been displayed at numerous colleges and universities, and it received national recognition at the 2011 and 2012 ACPA College Student Educators International annual convention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ability Ally Project</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will be available for purchase in January 2014. If your institution is interested in hosting </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ability Exhibit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or purchasing an </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability Ally </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">training workshop, please visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.slu.edu/theabilityexhibit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.slu.edu/theabilityexhibit</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If you have additional questions about The Ability Institute, please contact Alisha Abbott at </span><a href="mailto:aabbott7@slu.edu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">aabbott7@slu.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></div>
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fourteen years Ryan has conducted over a thousand presentations and trainings
to diverse audiences including professionals, students and the general public.
After his story was featured in the documentary<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gender Rebel</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>featured
on MTV’s LOGO channel, Ryan began traveling to Universities where he shares the
story of his transition from female to male. His story is told with an
intermixing of humor and intricate clinical details surrounding the transition
process. He has also made appearances on several talk and radio shows
including: <em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Trisha</span></em>,
<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ricki: The New
Ricki Lake Show</span></em>, twice on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Larry King Live! and
just recently NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook. </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" unselectable="on"></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In 2012 Ryan released the first edition of his memoir,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Second Son: Transitioning Toward My Destiny, Love and Life</span></em>.
In 2013, Ryan founded Scout Publishing LLC and released the second edition of
his memoir,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Second Son</span></em>.
Talk show host, Larry King has said that Ryan’s story is “…an important and
vital book…a terrific read,” and Dan Savage, Co-Founder of the It Gets Better
Project said, “Ryan Sallans is an incredibly brave young man who has written a
powerful book. <i>Second Son</i> will save lives.”</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ryan attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received a
Bachelor of Arts in English and Anthropology, Master of Arts in English, and a
Master of Arts in Educational Psychology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To learn more about Ryan or his memoir visit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>ryansallans.com</u></b>.</span>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-50443821467867302612013-09-24T23:43:00.004-07:002013-09-24T23:47:38.902-07:00Great Silent Auction Items to Consider and the Potential Benefits<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>By: Rose Viau,
Northwest Missouri State University<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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your department need to begin doing regular assessment?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you coming to the MoCPA Annual Conference
September 29<sup>th</sup> – October 1<sup>st</sup>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if you are not, you should consider
sending in a silent auction bid for the two items mentioned below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since
1999, Northwest Missouri State University Residential Life Department has been
using the EBI Residence Satisfaction survey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a survey that measures student’s level of satisfaction with 19
factors including satisfaction with hall staff, programming, floor community,
facilities, services, safety, dining, diverse and personal interaction, sense
of community and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Results show your
school compared to other schools across the nation, and track your progress
over time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At
Northwest we have used this information to help develop our department
strategic plan, help guide new construction and renovation, to alert us to
needs for programming model changes and staffing model changes and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are able to use EBI data to show progress
or decline on most measure of our strategic plan which guides us in yearly or
long-term goals and planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can
tell, this information has been very helpful to Northwest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I
am excited to announce that EBI has donated 2 surveys to MoCPA that will be up
for grabs at the Silent Auction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
first survey is a Residence Satisfaction survey, the same one we have used at
Northwest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This survey is for 1000
participants with data for up to 20 buildings and/or RAs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current price is approximately
$3900.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You would be able to add
additional participants for an additional cost through EBI.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" unselectable="on"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The 2<sup>nd</sup> survey is a new
survey that was introduced this past Spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Recreation Services</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Assessment is valued at $2569.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">You could get one or both of these at
an incredible value at the Silent Auction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For additional information, please visit EBI at </span></span><a href="http://www.webebi.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.webebi.com</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> or
feel free to e-mail at </span></span><a href="mailto:rviau@nwmissouri.edu"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">rviau@nwmissouri.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> or
call at 660-582-9494.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See you at the
conference!</span></span></div>
MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-26615221379125825822013-09-23T21:00:00.003-07:002013-09-23T21:03:06.476-07:00Collaborative Efforts: Maximizing Opportunities for Program Success<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>By: Trent Ball, Associate Dean of Students/Director
of Retention<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Support Services<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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conference theme: Collaboration and Innovation: The Journey of Transformation,
we thought we would share how collaborative efforts and actions helped the
Academic Support Centers at Southeast Missouri State University earn the
Innovative Academic Support Initiative from the American College Personnel
Association (ACPA)’s Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (CASHE)
in 2012.</span></span></div>
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as a separate entity on most campuses, positioned to provide support to
students across multiple disciplines and requiring a staff that is prepared to
assist students “where they are” to get them “where they want to be”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The challenges faced by the staff and
administrators in academic support vary, but two common obstacles are resources
and reputation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Funding is consistently
an issue that impacts hiring, salary, and functions. Reputation can often be
connected to institutional placement and understanding the true role of
academic support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The focus of this
article is to highlight the importance of collaboration within and between
institutions as a means to extend our resources and reinforce the vital
services that academic support programs provide to students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Membership<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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institutions and professional organizations in the field of higher education is
no longer a choice, it has become a necessity. When reviewing potential
partners in the academic support realm we must begin with forming relationships
that strengthen our credibility and extend our “reach” beyond the provision of
service and into the professional development and preparation of our staff and
student assistants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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potential opportunities to increase credibility at the institutional, program,
services, and the individual level for professional staff in addition to
providing guidance, support and certification for student, clerical and
administrative assistants. We are often familiar with the programs and
activities of ACPA and NASPA, this is an attempt to broaden our base of
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the staff is informed,
engaged and connected the challenge of collaboration becomes less daunting and
more attainable. This list is not exhaustive, and includes organizations that
you may be working with currently. The goal is to offer insight or to encourage
research into credibility driven connections that increase the likelihood of
stronger and longer lasting collaborations both on and off your campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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for Student Opportunity (CSO) provides information and resources that guide and
assist underserved, first-generation college-bound students in addition to
increasing the capacity for partner institutions to identify and connect with
the targeted population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By becoming a
partner with CSO, your institution promotes their support of college access for
this critical population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a provider
of academic support your program/center can partner with the CSO to increase
your access to resources that provide insight and knowledge that can be used in
designing activities and services for your students from the target populations
in specific and all students in general.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Standards in Higher Education <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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Advancement of Standards in Higher Education provides programs and services
with the opportunity to engage in self-assessment to improve management,
policy, procedures and information sharing. This process allows staff members
to review current protocol, discuss new initiatives and to identify areas of
strength and weakness to better assess the state of programs and services
provided. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) offers a student-oriented focus in
reading, learning assistance, developmental education, tutoring and mentoring.
In addition to being an outstanding resource, CRLA also provides academic
support and tutorial programs with the opportunity to become certified. At the
tutoring level, once a program is certified collaboration with faculty and
staff becomes easier to develop based on the recognition that the programs and
services being provided to students have been reviewed and have received
certification as meeting standards approved by professionals in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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membership provides professionals with the opportunity to connect, network and
address common strengths, challenges and goals among programs and
services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One example of this at the
regional level is the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity
Program Personnel (MAEOPP). Through active membership, individuals are provided
multiple professional development, networking and mentoring opportunities, as
well as conferences and seminars designed discuss best and promising practices
with other professionals serving similar student populations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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qualifications of administrative assistants and secretaries is a key component
to improving the credibility of any office. Professional certification as a
secretary or administrative assistant provides those who complete the testing
with Certified Professional Secretary (<st1:stockticker w:st="on">CPS</st1:stockticker>)
and the Certified Administrative Professional (<st1:stockticker w:st="on">CAP</st1:stockticker>)
credentials. This process improves skills, knowledge and assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As higher education continues to
evolve, we as staff need to consistently seek opportunities to develop
professionally to prepare to meet the increasing needs of the students we
serve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking steps to increase the credibility
of the staff providing academic support services and programs provides the
basis for reaching out to other departments and our colleagues at other
institutions to start and sustain collaborative relationships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earned credibility brings to the table many
important pieces to collaboration, especially the ability to network, the
initiative to be progressive and the desire to consistently improve services
provided. </span></span></div>
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collaboration among diverse programs providing academic support at Southeast
Missouri State University we developed the Academic Support Centers. Bringing
together two university-based programs, two federally funded TRIO programs and
two Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) grant funded programs provided
the opportunity to assist students in the targeted and general student
population with supportive services and the common link is the provision of
academic and learning assistance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Collaborative partnerships between the university-based, state funded and
TRIO programs has lead to increased student success, increased resources, a
decrease in duplicated services and academic assistance programming for
students that are more accessible and effective. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The College Access Challenge Grant (CACG), from MDHE – the Plan for College
Initiative, The Default Prevention Grant, from MDHE, Educational Access
Programs (university funded), Learning Assistance Programs (university funded),
TRIO/McNair Scholars Program (federally funded) and TRIO/Student Support
Services (federally funded).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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academic support and learning assistance, joint programming and initiatives
provide students’ access to College Success Seminars, Mentoring and Networking
Activities, Supplemental Financial Assistance, Financial Literacy Education, Performance
Based Grants, Work Opportunities and the cornerstones of our academic
assistance Supplemental Instruction and Tutorial Services. </span></div>
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connects students to academic assistance, reduces program expenses and designs
trainings for the learning assistants that involve collaboration from faculty
and staff throughout the campus. Successful collaborative efforts have produced
stronger and more efficient services resulting in enhanced student learning and
improved academic performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Centers extend to other departments across campus and to colleagues at other
universities and colleges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working
closely with the staff of key departments on campus designed to support
students (Advising, Admissions, First-Year Experience and Student Transitions,
Student Financial Services, Counseling and Disability and Registration) the
activities noted above are planned with facilitators and professionals from
those departments to both extend our resources as well as develop the
partnerships necessary for proper referrals and support for students beyond the
scope of academic assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can set the foundation for integrating the academic support services into the
mission of the college or university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Earlier we mentioned that often academic support services exist as a
separate entity, and at times the services can appear detached from academic
affairs, leaving us as an area that is an “add-on” versus a key player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Collaboration with faculty must move beyond
just providing referrals to services and into active program support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Faculty members serving as seminar or workshop
presenters, members of our advisory boards, or mentors to our learning
assistants integrates academic affairs into academic assistance, and can create
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the many opportunities we have as providers of academic support to bring added
credibility to the crucial services we provide in the students’ journey to
their degree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our discussion of the
Academic Support Centers at Southeast Missouri State University was given to
provide an example of a collaborative model that links similar programs from
different funding sources and our final goal is to encourage the continuation
of the discussion of integrating academic support services and academic
affairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below is a list of links that
explore these points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assistance is geared toward developing and supporting student learning as
defined in <i>Learning Reconsidered</i> (1994). Learning Reconsidered defines
learning as a comprehensive, holistic, transformative activity that integrates
academic learning and student development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A focused collaborative effort, joining credible, certified services and
resources to academic affairs and pursuits continues to redefine learning in
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Northwest Missouri State University</em></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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college campuses; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Partners in Prevention</b>
wants <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">YOU</b> to know they are here to
help your campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">four-pronged approach</b> include:
prevention education, social norming, harm reduction programs, and
environmental management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Serving 21
public and private campuses across the state, PIP invites you to learn more
about what they are doing and how your campus can see results!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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behavior in students?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feel as though
students are being bombarded with messages and nothing is sticking?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally concerned about the health and
safety of students?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Partners in
Prevention use evidence-based programs that yield results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can help your campus build and implement
a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">comprehensive plan</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t matter if your campus is not
currently a member of PIP- it’s about learning what is out there and readily
available to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">impact</b> your student
population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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participants will have opportunities to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">interact
with PIP</b> professionals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come to the
Partners in Prevention pre-conference and learn about successful approaches
used across the state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MoCPA and
Partners in Prevention have been working<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
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Education has partnered with the University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL)
College of Education to offer a new graduate certificate program for educators
interested in furthering their careers in the community college setting.
The Community College Leadership Graduate Certificate Program is a
collaborative program, offered completely online to educators across the state
of Missouri and beyond. </span></div>
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Graduate Certificate in Community College Leadership provides opportunities for
candidates to gain knowledge, skills, and competencies essential to their
career and professional development as leaders in higher education settings,
specifically in community colleges. It is designed to incorporate skills
and competencies that include organizational strategy, resource management,
communication, collaboration, community college advocacy, and
professionalism. The certificate requires completion of six online
courses (18 credit hours) which also includes a self-designed internship
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UMKC and UMSL are accepting applications to this program, and will admit new
students each Fall and Spring semester. For more information on the
certificate program curriculum or the application process, please visit the
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School of Education Sponsors 2013 MoCPA Support Staff Drive-In Conference<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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from the across the state gathered on Monday, June 3<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>rd</sup> to share
information and learn from one another as professional colleagues at Pierson
Auditorium, located in the new UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. If you
were not able to attend the 2013 MoCPA Support Staff Drive-In Conference this
year, you surely were missed! With over 80 professional attendees, the
event was a great success and we thank our co-sponsors: the UMKC School of
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Commitment, Knowledge and Service.” Robert N. Page, Jr. (MCC Penn Valley)
opened the event as the breakfast keynote speaker, followed by Tiffany Williams
(UMKC) at the lunch hour, and Dr. Tim Crowley (St. Joseph, MO) closed the day’s
events with his keynote address. Between keynote presentations, attendees were
able to learn from one another during 24 different educational sessions, all
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were excited to be able to have MoCPA’s event at the UMKC Campus, and to serve
as a sponsor of the event. We enjoyed the opportunity to support the Missouri
College Personnel Association, and we hope that our guests enjoyed
connecting with colleagues across the state,” said Dr. Bonita Butner. Butner currently
serves as the Chair of the Division of Educational Leadership, Policy &
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<br />MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-79788870932305385692012-05-21T11:22:00.000-07:002012-05-21T11:23:54.734-07:00From Boots to Books: How to Deal with Increase in Veterans On-CampusBy: Jenifer Kautzman, Assistant Registrar-Coordinator of Veteran Student Services (Missouri State University)
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veterans in college has increased 16-fold and well over 500,000 veterans have
traded in their uniforms for text books. With the development of the Post 9/11
GI Bill, and the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan coming to an end, colleges across the
state are bound to see dramatic increases of veterans attending classes. At
Missouri State University we've developed the Veteran Student Services office
and Veterans Incentive Program to meet the growing demands of this unique group
of students. After a 42% increase in the number of GI Bill recipients from Fall
2008 to Fall 2009 and foreseeing additional increases in enrollment after
implementation of the upcoming Post 9/11 GI Bill our school realized that we
needed to make some changes if we were going effectively handle with the volume
of questions and processing that accompany VA Benefits. That was three years
ago…and we’ve learned a LOT about ourselves, student-veterans and how to bridge
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Prior to summer 2010 we assisted veteran students with their
applications, certification and questions about GI Bill by utilizing a
full-time staff member whose primary responsibilities were not related to veterans.
They functioned in a dual role and that worked…for a while! Then Chapter 33 (Post 9/11) GI Bill came on
the scene and we quickly realized that a dedicated full-time position was
necessary. We founded the Veteran Student Services (VSS) office in June 2010 as
a function of our Office of the Registrar. We had a separate office entrance
for VSS and the goal of this office was to assist veteran students with the
application, certification and questions about their Department of Veterans
Affairs education benefits (GI Bill) on a full-time base. We staffed this
office with a full-time School Certifying Official (that’s me) and two VA work
study students then quickly got up to speed on Chapter 33 and the all of the
other benefits available to veteran students. Within a couple of months in the
position, I came to realize that veterans were not just unique because of the
type of federal benefit they used to pay for school…they had challenges and
barriers to success that were much different than those of other students I had
interacted with on-campus in the past. In order to learn more about these
students and hopefully help them succeed in higher education in greater numbers, I applied for a FIPSE grant which would help me hire more staff and dedicate
resources to student-veterans. In October 2010 FIPSE announced that Missouri
State University was one of 15 schools in the nation to be awarded the Centers
of Excellence in Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) grant. This gave us a 3-year,
$387,000 opportunity to develop enhanced veteran programs at our 4-year
(Springfield, MO) and 2-year (West Plains, MO) campuses. The goal of the
program is to increase enrollment, persistence and graduation of
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Out of that grant we developed what we call the Veterans
Incentive Program or VIP. This program is designed to address the specific
transition issues that veterans face as they leave military service and enter
civilian life through educational institutions. We have certainly had some
“growing pains” in developing a comprehensive veteran-friendly program and
subsequently a veteran-friendly campus. When we first launched the program we
knew very little about out student-veterans. The only interaction with veterans
that we had was the few times a year our VA education benefit recipients had
questions about their benefits. The only “tracking system" we had to gauge
success of those students was a simple spreadsheet on a shared drive that
listed the students who received education benefits and the type of benefit
they were using. We immediately sought to fix this by increasing our
interaction with students and developing new ways to gauge success through data
collection and analysis. One of the first steps we took was to create a veteran
“lounge” where students could interact with each other and have a safe place,
among fellow warriors, where they could take a break from the daily grind of
school, work and family to relax. We also hired a full-time VIP Coordinator who
could devote time to discovering the challenges/needs of our student-veterans
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felt overwhelmed at first; we were not sure what direction to start with since
we didn’t really know much about our student-veterans yet. Our first attempt at
VIP was a membership driven, closely monitored, mentorship program where
students would elect to become “VIP” and in exchange, they would receive extensive
follow-up and assistance. We thought that GPA was a good measure of success and
so we instituted a GPA requirement that asked students to maintain a specific
GPA once entering the program. If at any point during their membership in
VIP they fell below that GPA we would intervene with one-on-one advising and
required meetings with the Coordinator. We also felt that financial, family and
emotional assistance were important factors for success and had built-in
mechanisms to watch for red flags in any of those categories (steps included
required tasks to correct issues before they became major concerns). After about
6-months of that model, it became clear to us that this was not what our
students needed or wanted! While beginning to implement our plan, we were concurrently
gathering data about our student-veterans. We realized the following: we had a lot more
student-veterans on-campus than we even realized, many were not receiving VA
benefits, and only a small handful were signing up for our VIP program. Not only that, very
few veterans were using the Lounge we had created. We wanted to know why this was
happening so we talked to our students and began listening to what they had to
say! We made some fundamental changes in our program, including a different
leadership model, and re-structured VIP…the result has been phenomenal and
we’ve accomplished more in the past few months than I ever expected possible! We
now have 3 full-time and 4 part-time employees who work only in Veteran Student
Services. Our lounge is more popular than it’s ever been before with an average
of 10 students per day. </div>
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<b>Top 10 Ways to
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<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Ask: </b>The best advice I can give is talk to your student-veterans. Reach out to
the student-veterans you have on-campus and let them tell you what they need or
want.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Listen: </b>If your students are talking to you…do something with that information!
Share your insights with others on-campus and start to build ways to fulfill
the needs of your students.</li>
<li><b>Dedicate</b>: I believe every campus today should have at a bare minimum a full-time VA
school certifying official. Staff who are dedicated to veterans show a level of
commitment from the school that earns loyalty from student-veterans.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Invest: </b>The old adage “you’ve got to give some to gain some” is very true when it
comes to student-veterans. You have to invest resources specifically to
student-veterans in order to gain new students and keep the ones you have.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Support: </b>The most important element that makes our program work on-campus is the
support we get from higher administration. They want our office and our
students to be successful. Building trust relationships with decision makers
on-campus and having those folks support our efforts has made all the
difference in our success.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Provide: </b>One of the key components of our support structure at Missouri State is
our veteran lounge and the staff we have in the office. Once you know what your
veterans need and you have the staff/resources to begin meeting those needs you
have to let veterans know you’re there and you care. Providing them
opportunities to engage and develop relationships is vital step to success.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Collaborate: </b>Develop a group of folks on your campus who have the desire to support
veterans and the power to make things happen on-campus and get this group
together to discuss what you can do to support veteran students. Utilize the
resources that are already established on-campus.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Community: </b>This is a two-fold concept. Not only do we strive to create a community
for student-veterans on-campus but we want to engage with the community that
surrounds them. We have received amazing donations from the surrounding
community. All of the furniture in the lounge was donated by local businesses.
We have a local coffee house donating coffee whenever we need it and we have
members of the community on an advisory board we’ve developed. Partner with
folks in your community to support your efforts.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Be Real: </b>Veterans appreciate authenticity. They don’t want to hear “everything is
wonderful and great” if that’s not reality. Develop programs/services that are
of real value to student-veterans.</li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sustain: </b>Whatever
program you develop or policies you implement be sure that you can sustain
those efforts over the long haul. This is where campus and community support
become vital. Our grant will exhaust next year…everything we’re doing now we’re
doing with sustainability in mind. It will be important to support veterans for
many years to come. Even when the wars are over…we will still have warriors
trading in their boots for books.</li>
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<i>For information on how to help Veterans on your campuses, use the provided resources:</i></div>
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<i>American Council on Education (ACE) Veteran Friendly Toolkit: </i><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><a href="http://vetfriendlytoolkit.org/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">http://vetfriendlytoolkit.org/</a></div>
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<i>National Center for PTSD</i>: <a href="http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/index.asp" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/index.asp</a></div>
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Association of Veterans Education Certifying Officials (AVEC)</div>
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National Association of Veterans Program Administrators (NAVPA) </div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-75559401002023138332012-05-21T11:12:00.001-07:002012-05-22T07:59:36.330-07:00MoCPA Election Results are in!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to the newly elected </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2012-2013 MoCPA Executive Board!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">President Elect – Rose Viau, </span>Northwest Missouri
State University</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Member at Large - Michael Ignacio, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Southeast
Missouri State University</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Member at Large - Adam Vaughn, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">University of
Phoenix- Kansas City</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Secretary – Open</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Public Institution Rep – Trent Ball, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">SEMO</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Two-Year Rep – Joe Gilgour, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">State Fair Community College</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Private Institution Rep- </span></span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Nicolette Yevich, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Central Methodist </span>(Appointed to fill remaining 1 year of term left vacant by a departing board member)<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: large;">Sponsorship Chair- </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lucas Gorham</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> – University of Missouri</span><br />
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<o:p></o:p></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-8891356018617920672012-05-21T11:02:00.002-07:002012-05-21T11:04:30.435-07:00Reflecting on MoCPA's 40th<br />
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Summer is upon us and the end of another successful year has
come. While summer means different things for each of us, we hope you are
taking some time to recharge before the fall. For MoCPA, part of our
recharge is a celebration of what we have accomplished.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our Annual Conference has evolved into an event that left
attendees greatly impressed! With the additions of a pre-conference
workshop, attendance by state higher education officials, and enhanced program
offerings our attendance soared to over 130. We have our sights set on
150 for 2012 and know we can do it! Our Support Staff Drive-In made for
another great conference opportunity with approximately 40 attendees
collaborating together at Westminster College in Fulton, MO. This year
also saw a new theme-specific drive-in workshop as Drury University hosted the
MoCPA Crisis Recovery and Response Workshop. Special shout-outs go to
Angel McAdams, Nikki Cornwell, and Mindy Maddux and their conference teams
respectively for the success of these conferences!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We also have many non-conference successes that have helped
MoCPA reach new heights. Todd Foley, our outgoing Publicity Chair, has
worked hard to help us develop our identity with a new logo and design theme
for our publications. Todd also brought MoCPA the <a href="http://www.myacpa.org/sid/missouri/rubysociety/index.html">Ruby Society</a>
to help support graduate students and community college professionals. Working
with Todd, Claire Wiegand has worked to develop our new “News Blasts” (which
you are reading now!) and has done a fantastic job getting the word out about
our efforts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We expect nothing but the best from MoCPA and are excited
about the upcoming year. Our elections have just wrapped and we welcome
several new faces to the board. Be sure to read the separate article in
this news blast about our new additions. This year will bring our Annual
Conference to a new location as we move to Tan-Tar-A for a new
experience! We have yet to determine the location for this year’s Support
Staff Drive-In, but we will be ready with another great professional
development experience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before closing, I would like to extend opportunities for you
to help the MoCPA Executive Board lay the course for the upcoming year.
Our Board has developed a tradition of meeting at different college and
universities in Missouri. Consider inviting us to your campus to meet you
and your Student Affairs professionals! We meet four times a year and
would be happy to consider your school as a place to meet. Also, be sure
to let us know what is important to you. Our Crisis Response and Recovery
Workshop was a tremendous success and we would enjoy the opportunity to offer
other theme-specific workshop events. Let us know what you would like to
see.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2011-12 was MoCPA’s 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary and the
whole year was an amazing success! 2012-13 is a new year with new
opportunities and we look forward to supporting your professional efforts however
we can! We’ll see you this fall at Tan-Tar-A!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Scott P. Shields<br />
2012-13 MoCPA President<o:p></o:p></div>
MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-90246263728462185402012-05-21T11:01:00.000-07:002012-05-21T11:04:19.868-07:00"The Professional Perspective"<i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">MoCPA is a progressive state organization that takes pride
in being current. In the past few months, many controversial changes have been
proposed to higher education administration. We would like to provide a
safe and supportive venue for Missouri higher education professionals to discuss
and debate some of the relevant issues. You, as members, can submit and
discuss the questions on the MOCPA Facebook page <o:p></o:p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyMoCPA" target="_blank">MoCPA facebook page</a>. You can also submit questions to mymocpa@gmail.com.</i><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Question for May</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Given the current Missouri House bill "Don't Say
Gay" 170.370. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no
instruction, material, or extracurricular activity sponsored by a public school
that discusses sexual orientation <strong>other than in scientific instruction
concerning human reproduction shall be provided in any public school</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do you handle political rhetoric when the effect would
be clearly against an already established institutional policy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-48435902672092675922012-05-18T09:29:00.002-07:002012-05-21T11:04:27.958-07:00An Exciting Opportunity from Jessica Pettitt<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The "It Gets Better" campaign is good and it isn't doing enough.
It doesn't get better for everyone.</span></b></div>
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To make a difference, we need to examine ourselves, build, prepare, and
support better LGBT Allies.<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<b>There is a problem.</b> Largely, we know there is a problem. Homophobia,
Biphobia, Transphobia – the irrational fear of anything perceived to not be
heterosexual and/or gender conforming. Heteronormativity encompasses the
privilege of straight male-bodied men expressing themselves in a masculine
manner in relationship with straight female-bodied women expressing themselves
in a feminine manner. LGBT Ally Development programs are developed to help
build supportive climates, offer educated referral services, and provide
compassionate listeners to those in need. These programs are often called Safe
Zone Programs.<br />
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Non-white LGBQ folks are <span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">65%</span> less comfortable than white LGBQ on campus.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moreover, within the "LGBT" community we argue
about communities, language, terms, labels, etc., which are not visible within
the community. The "It Gets Better" campaign is intended to provide
hope and optimism to gay and lesbian youth contemplating suicide. The
"family" people sometimes refer to within the LGBT community at times
is extended to straight allies. However the intersections of dominant
identities shows up in our Ally Development that limits members of the family
and allows for the most privileged of voices to set an agenda that is self
indulgent and is leaving many, many people out.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><span style="color: #b3422d;">The truth is — it does get better — for some —
and for others it doesn't or won't — <i>unless we do something different RIGHT
NOW.</i></span></b><o:p></o:p><br />
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Trans folks report even higher
levels of intimidation, exclusion, bullying, feeling like a target.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank">Safe Zone Programs</a> are quite common on college campuses,
usually presented as an organized system of training and recognizing campus
allies. Participants attend 1-8 hours worth of LGBT training ranging from
language and cultural education, local and national resources, coming out
processes and identity development models, and sensitivity education that
interrupts bias and makes appropriate referrals or responses as needed. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">51%</span>
of LGBT students, faculty, and staff conceal their sexual orientation/gender
identity to avoid intimidation or harassment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have worked on various campuses in developing and administering <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank">Safe Zone programs</a> as a graduate student and professional
staff member. Now, as a full-time social justice speaker and consultant, I have
worked with dozens of campuses to develop, update, assess, market, and
administer trainings of trainers and curriculum, leading to a better
understanding of campus climate and its improvement. After seven years of
traveling campus to campus — I decided to take a stand — <b>This is my <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank">Safe Zone</a> Manifesto.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #00b5ac;">Participation in a Safe Zone
training is the <span style="font-size: medium;">#1</span></span><span style="background-color: #00b5ac;"> factor looked for by
those seeking.</span><br />
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A <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank">Safe Zone</a> curriculum and the training of its trainers MUST
be able to facilitate conversations that address the complicated realities of
both dominant and subordinated identities represented within the
"LGBT" and Ally communities. Even further, trainers and curriculum
developers need to be self-reflective and understand their own privileges and
lenses that they themselves are bringing to the education and training process.
Tough conversations addressing language, power, bias, policy, procedures,
exposure, awareness, and collusion MUST be and play a significant role in Ally
Development.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Program
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<span style="color: #b3422d;"><br /></span><br />
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program that takes viewers through three different highly interactive programs
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any individual or group can <b>watch, participate, and learn how to be a better
and more inclusive LGBT Ally.</b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank"> I am... Safe Zone</a> could be the starting point for your
organizations Safe Zone program or it can help existing Allies be even better.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I am... Safe Zone includes three interactive DVDs:</h4>
<ul type="disc"><ul><ul><ul><ul>
<li><b style="text-align: center;">Disc 1: Sticks and Stones: LGBT 101</b></li>
<li><b style="text-align: center;">Disc 2: Gender This!</b></li>
<li><b style="text-align: center;">Disc 3: Messages I Learned</b></li>
</ul>
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<b>***Plus a bonus Resource Disc including Facilitator Guides for all of the
activities***</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>For $250 you get 3 interactive DVDs and the bonus Resource Disc including
Facilitator Guides for all of the activities. After July 1, 2012, the regular
price for this training package will be $500.</b> The estimated ship date is
June 30, 2012.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To be part of the solution — <i><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pZq0uItcRSHRF8ke6bX2FJy0A6mK3zSSkn8WdDkCWpZtaaJtZZzJIxKKhRaG4khL5s5U8X2mVKaAtB3GimACoLs8d13w0MaNKF373hq5lPKIsv60UxBLqjKR9NG7l7Pv-qrcIA1jKu8=" target="_blank">click here.</a></i></h3>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">For more information about Jessica Pettitt, please visit her <a href="http://www.jessicapettitt.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></h3>
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<br /></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-60632128157339493902012-03-20T21:22:00.007-07:002012-03-20T21:22:45.714-07:00Diversity Diva-Teaching the Value of Differences<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Below
is the column that I wrote for the Kansas City Star that ran last month.
Although the column is directed at parents raising children, I think it's
equally applicable to the employees, faculty and staff who work in educational
institutions.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I'm someone who worked to put myself through
college and then later in life, put myself through law school. In law school,
even though starting in my late 20s, I was considered a non-traditional student
because I wasn't fresh out of high school. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As I learned then and as I see now in my life,
the environment of higher education, more than most, truly has an openness to
new ideas. It's almost palpable. People aren't perfect at colleges. And plenty of
people bring biases to their education and to their jobs and take the same ones
with them when they leave or graduate. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">But compared to the rest of society,
educational institutions are more open and liberal to different ways of
thinking. I love that. It means that people tend to be less defensive when
discussions of difference, diversity and discrimination come up. And because
even the smallest college attracts a variety of people, it means that people
have already begun questioning the comfortable viewpoints of the world they
bring to a college environment. In fact, for many - students and employees of a
college or university alike - that environment is the first place they find
their world views challenged.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Most people in a workplace find doing the job
they were hired to do to be the most important "task" they have to
master. And, of course, that is the key priority. However, doing almost any job
involves cooperation and collaboration with other people. Therefore, while
diversity may seem one of those topics that are a long distance from the bottom
line, actually dealing with differences is totally intertwined with the bottom
line. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The single most important aspect that a
college campus must embrace is understanding that differences come in all stripes
and patterns. It's not just about race or gender or sexual orientation or any
of the major and important differences that people bring to the table.
Sometimes the difference may be as seemingly subtle as counseling the student
who feels people don't understand how she talks because she has a thick
"rural" accent. Other times the issue may be understanding that the
student who has a large number of tattoos on his arm isn't any less serious
about his education than his more "clean cut" peers. The examples are
endless.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Not only do people have a large number of
differences to deal with in a college setting, there are also a large number of
contradictions to navigate. Sometimes the contradictions are no more than the
ones in your head between the person in front of you and the stereotype you've
developed from limited information.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Colleges are a great breeding ground for
encouraging good habits in dealing with and support other people. The best
habit of all for any one, in any position, in a college environment is
developing the art of respectful engagement. With respectful engagement you
treat all people as being of value and you have a genuine curiosity about
figuring out what makes them who they are and of doing so without judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While that sounds easy, it takes conscious
observation to make sure that you are actually practicing it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Speaking at schools reminds me that how people view and respond to the differences of others starts long before they enter the workforce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">For many, college becomes the place where young adults break through the comfort barriers of their upbringing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">I recently talked to a young black woman who is urban born and bred and attends a rural, predominantly white college.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">She was dealing with fundamental differences on every level and sought my advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Some of her complaints about going to a predominantly white institution as a racial minority were depressingly familiar, legitimate and painful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">But what I also heard in what she shared was a naive, self-centered surprise of how the world outside her figurative back yard operated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">The details of our conversation haunted me because it highlighted how our “villages” generally do a poor job of preparing its future adults for the workplace when it comes to dealing with others. Especially if the others are different. And don’t let them be “too” different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Generally speaking, we teach kids the importance of competition and accomplishment. We teach the importance of following rules and avoiding trouble. We may even throw in a few lessons on good citizenship and good sportsmanship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">But most parents — with few exceptions — don’t really raise their kids to value the differences in others. And much of that is because you can’t teach what you don’t know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Dealing with diversity is a mind-set, not a checklist. It’s not knowing this many facts about that racial group or the history of all religious groups, for example. It’s about having a comfort level with difference and with change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">That’s an ideal way of thinking children develop before they begin their higher education. And the young adults who hone those thinking skills in college have a distinct edge when they enter the work world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Unless you are rich and will have an entry-level job as the CEO of your family’s company, no employee will ever have the luxury of being an expert only on people who are exactly like them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">No matter how much privilege you enter the work world with because of your personal demographics, you’re going to have to work with and for other people. No matter how much historical and current discrimination a group you are a member of experience, you’re going to have work with and for other people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">So I have a public service announcement to people currently parenting our future workforce: Remind your children early and often that it’s not all about them. That other races, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientations and just plain different ways of looking at the world exist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">It’s not about de-emphasizing anything about your family, community or heritage. It’s merely about preparing them to coexist with others.</span></div>
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<br /></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-26497351705842037442012-03-20T21:22:00.004-07:002012-03-20T21:22:30.203-07:00Acquiring Knowledge vs. Task Completion: Professional Development or Training?<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Conferences,
seminars, workshops, webinars, professional associations, professional
affiliations required, suggested, encouraged, supported – as professionals we
are usually provided training (often on the job) to successfully complete the
positions we are hired to perform, yet are we often provided and do we take
advantage of the opportunity for professional development?</span><br />
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development expands our skills and knowledge base in practical ways that are
applicable to the true role of a professional, in any position and throughout
our careers. Both training and
professional development have valuable roles in our field. We believe that there is often confusion
regarding training and professional development with people assuming that they
are the same and provide similar benefits to the work that we do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the approach that both are necessary, we acknowledge that understanding the two
areas and why they are required for success in your career is important. There
is a clear difference in how we utilize what we learn in each venue, one is a
day to day approach and is task oriented; the other improves your approach to
your work and how we perform as professionals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Training</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">: defined activities geared toward
learning the specifics of your position, the <i>“what to do when”</i> that
leads to task completion. Training is
often provided within your institution or by other professionals well versed in
the target area or information being taught.
Training can be viewed as the pragmatic approach being applied to the
particular situation.</span></div>
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and integration of knowledge that underscores your approach to any position or
situation and provides the <i>“why and how to do it”</i> that is the foundation
of professionalism in everything that you do. Professional development occurs at
conferences, within professional associations or from colleagues and mentors
that share their experience and perspective; it can be viewed as the theoretical
based approach applied to the practical situation.</span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Training:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> increases your ability to understand
and perform the task at hand.</span></div>
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ability to utilize the proper approach and make the best use of your time and
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question, <i>“what do I do now?”</i></span></div>
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recognize a challenge.</span></div>
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identify the approach to overcoming the challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Professional
development provides the foundation to increase in our work the level of
competency, the noted efficiency and professional approach necessary to
continue to move forward in your career versus “keeping your job”. The key
benefits of being active and involved in your professional associations and
organizations will assist you beyond the normal “networking realm” and create
skills and abilities that are transferrable and critical to both personal and
professional life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Joining and Utilizing Membership within a
Professional Association:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> membership is one thing, active membership is
another. After paying your dues and “getting on the roster” become invested in
the organization – read the constitution and by-laws, join a committee, become
a Board member or officer – lead the charge – you have a responsibility as a
professional to make sure that your membership is more than a few dollars and
an occasional vote – it is a voice and example of the professional commitment
to the work you do.</span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Active Participation in Workshops/Seminars:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> when attending
a workshop or seminar, review the information, ask questions, plan to engage
and be “present” during the session. In the current economic climate, attending
professional conferences and seminars is becoming rare; when the opportunity
presents itself to attend make the most of it! As a professional, share ideas
and challenges as well as solutions, and never leave a workshop or seminar
without at least three business cards – build that supportive network every
chance you get.</span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Networking with Other Professionals:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> create a
network of colleagues, within and external to your institution that you can
have honest and direct dialogue with regularly.
Often our “academic islands” lead to stagnation and a sense of “being in
this alone”. Change that situation by discussing best and promising practices,
challenges in day to day duties and responsibilities and expand your
understanding of professionalism.</span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Providing or Receiving Mentoring:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> successful
mentoring relationships are reciprocal and help both mentors and mentees assess
and understand the professional world from different perspectives and vantage
points. Seeking appropriate and developmental mentor/mentee relationships will
set the stage for growth and provide the opportunity to ask questions, collaborate,
brainstorm ideas as well as share challenges and successes.</span></div>
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your goals for your professional development they must be realistic at the
starting point, attainable within your abilities, achievable in your level of
dedication, but most importantly, challenging. In order to gain the level of
professionalism you are striving for, you must go beyond your comfort zone and
be stretched; the resulting growth is yours and a testament to the field.</span></div>
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professionals we often understand the need for training yet underestimate the
importance of professional development.
The goal of this article was to highlight that training and professional
development in concert create the well rounded professional who is competent in
addressing the tasks and duties of his or her title and possesses the judgment
and expertise necessary to do so with diligence and dedication. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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continue the conversation, please feel free to contact us at the email
addresses below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trent
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Valdis
Zalite, Director of TRIO/Student Support Services (</span><a href="mailto:vzalite@semo.edu"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">vzalite@semo.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from an article previously published in the ACPA’s Commission for Academic
Support in Higher Education (CASHE) Corner Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-1161042130007863662012-03-20T21:22:00.002-07:002012-03-20T21:22:14.871-07:00Sticks and Stones No MoreJoel Hermann – Saint Louis University<br />
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The onset of collegiate bullying and insensitivity towards
students with differences has created a culture in which the “Words Can Never
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To take a stand against derogatory language, Special
Olympics and an organization known as Best Buddies have launched the “Stop the
R-Word” campaign. Through this campaign,
people are encouraged to pledge against using the word retard(ed) in their
daily vernacular. To learn more about
the efforts, visit www.r-word.org.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On March 7, 2012, Special Olympics and Best Buddies held the
National “Spread the Word to End the Word” Day.
In conjunction with this nation-wide event, Saint Louis University’s
circle of Omicron Delta Kappa held a signature drive and encouraged students to
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“ODK membership is comprised of some of the greatest leaders
on campus. As such, we wanted to
encourage SLU students to follow our lead and eliminate this word from our
vocabulary,” Julie Silver, Vice President of Saint Louis University’s ODK
Circle, said. “This was such a great
cause and we see harmful language as such a nasty element of college life. It’s our job, as leaders on campus, to take
the first step towards educating our peers and making a change.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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‘Spread the Word’ Day event,” Silver said.
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initiative. As long as the goal of
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topic of discussion throughout colleges and universities. Educating students that a classmate is a
“person with a disability” versus a “disabled person” is not an easy task. However, each small step forward makes the
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Want more information? Contact Mindy Maddux, mmaddux@drury.edu</div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-52812030118755155212012-02-21T13:45:00.000-08:002012-02-21T13:46:44.171-08:00Lordy, lordy…we look good for 40!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greetings to all of our Missouri colleagues from across the
state! I hope this message finds you
enjoying another great year in higher education and working with wonderful
students at your respective campuses. It
seems like we just welcomed students to our families…and now we are preparing
for them to leave once again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">It has been a great year for the Missouri College Personnel
Association, a monumental one in so many ways.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For those of you who were able to join us at our annual conference last
fall, you witnessed many milestones for our Association.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Just in case you missed it, here is a quick
review:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Our second largest conference in recent history!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The first ever MoCPA Boat Cruise, sponsored by
Chartwell’s.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The celebration of our 40</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
Anniversary as an Association.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A special guest appearance by Dr. Heidi Levine,
President of ACPA (College Student Educators International) and Dean of
Students at Cornell College (IA).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The introduction of <a href="http://www2.myacpa.org/au/governance/Joint_Task_Force_of_Professional_Competencies.php">ACPA’s professional competencies</a> into our programming curriculum </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">We raised over $2,000 in our 3</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">rd</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
Annual Silent Auction, another record for the Association.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps one of the most exciting and innovative programs we
started this year was the creation of the Ruby Society, a foundation in honor
of our 40</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Anniversary developed to support community college and
graduate student initiatives throughout the Association. Our executive board talked a lot about what
we can do to make our anniversary a special one and how we can best commemorate
and honor our history. Our solution was
to create the Ruby Society and invite people to become members for a minimum
donation of $40.00. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, there are many other things happening that make
this a great time to be a member of MoCPA. The “Best of MoCPA” program from this year’s conference was selected to
present at the ACPA Convention (March 24-28, 2012 in Louisville, KY). We are also hosting a professional drive-in workshop
in Springfield, MO focusing on disaster and crisis preparedness. And finally, it is with great excitement that
we begin planning MoCPA’s fall 2012 annual conference, held for the first time
at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake Ozark, MO. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As President, I feel that we are making some great things
happen and providing valuable professional development opportunities for all of
our higher education colleagues around the state. I look back at the many things we have
accomplished and am proud to be part of such a talented group of
professionals who dedicate their careers to education and service. I hope that you agree with me, and find
yourself excited and engaged with MoCPA in 2012!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackie Weber</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MoCPA President</span><br />
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</div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-32030161328256492912012-02-21T13:44:00.000-08:002012-02-21T13:46:38.129-08:00MoCPA Needs You!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be part of the team than helped bring you the biggest annual conference in
years, free webinars, news from the world of higher education, and many
additional great opportunities to collaborate and grow as leaders! </span><br />
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Committee</b> and help us continue to fly high into the next academic year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Position openings for the upcoming year are listed below. Position
descriptions can be found on the MoCPA Elections and Nominations website.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-indent: -27pt;">Elected
Board positions:</b><span style="text-indent: -27pt;">
Institutional Representative for 2-Year Institutions, two Members-At-Large,
Secretary, and President-Elect.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-indent: -27pt;">Appointed
Board positions:</b><span style="text-indent: -27pt;">
Treasurer and Technology Chair</span></span></li>
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Conference Committee positions:</b><span style="text-indent: -27pt;"> Educational Session Committee,
Programming Committee, Keynote Committee, Registration Committee, Graduate
Student Initiatives Committee, Conference Logistics Committee, Networking
Committee, Silent Auction Committee, Adornment Committee, & Sponsorship Committee.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://www.myacpa.org/sid/missouri/Leadership/Elections.html">MoCPA Executive Board</a>:</b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> If you or someone you know is
interested, please visit the Executive BoardElections website. Nominations are
due on Friday, March 16<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><a href="http://www.myacpa.org/sid/missouri/Leadership/ConfCommittee.html">2012 Conference Committee</a>:</b></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> If you or someone you know is
interested, please visit the Conference Planning Team Application website.
Applications are due no later than 5pm on Friday, March 16.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">E</span><span style="text-indent: -27pt;">lections
for Executive Board will happen in mid-late March 19</span><sup style="text-indent: -27pt;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -27pt;"> - 30</span><sup style="text-indent: -27pt;">th</sup></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">Appointments
for Executive Board positions will be awarded at the conclusion of the
election.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">Appointments
to the Conference Committee will happen no later than Wednesday, March
28. Please note, all selected committee members must attend the onsite
planning at Tan-Tar-A on Friday, April 6. </span></li>
</ul>
<br />MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795391947539684250.post-66243299385571759492012-02-21T13:40:00.000-08:002012-02-21T13:46:41.076-08:00Help Us Celebrate Seussational Service!!!<br />
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open <a href="http://www.westminster-mo.edu/go/2012MOCPAconference" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come join us for the 2011 MoCPA
Support Staff Drive-In Conference! The conference will be held Friday, March 2,
at Westminster College in Fulton, MO. The annual support staff drive-in conference has always been known to
offer a day of excellent informational sessions, networking and fun! It’s great to see colleagues from other
higher education institutions year after year and this year will be no
different! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please consider joining us at
this conference and invite you colleagues to come along too! We are excited to
see everyone and discuss such topics as diversity, online resources, living a
balanced lifestyle, getting the most out of social media, and so much more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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do not hesitation to contact Nikki Cornwell, Support Staff Drive-In Conference
Chair at </span><a href="mailto:nikki.cornwell@westminster-mo.edu"><span style="line-height: 150%;">nikki.cornwell@westminster-mo.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>MoCPA Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16908674453561457650noreply@blogger.com0