LEADING INCLUSIVE PRACTICES – CASE

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Assignment Overview
Your learning objectives:

Analyze the role of student development and learning opportunities outside the classroom
Examine the challenges of student affairs/services professionals in implementing learning opportunities outside the classroom
Examine innovative practices in student services
Read the following book chapter and journal article:

Chapter 2 How Does the Perception that Learning Takes Place Exclusively in Classrooms Persist? Expanding the Learning Environment (p. 23 41) in:
Baxter Magolda, M. B., & Magolda, P. M. (2011). Contested Issues in Student Affairs: Diverse Perspectives and Respectful Dialogue. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

Felix, E., & Lerner, C. (2017). The why, what, when, where, and how of student service innovation. Planning for Higher Education, 45(2), 54-64.

Case Assignment
Write a 3-page paper with the following components:

Introduction
How does the emphasis on student development shape student affairs professionals?
What challenges does this present when working with other departments?
What is the role of learning outside the classroom in relation to student development?
What are some alternative learning experiences and student service innovations that support student development outside the classroom?
What innovative student service practices should leaders of student service programs be aware of to enhance student development?
Refer to the Felix and Lerner (2017) article.
Conclusion
Assignment Expectations
Your work should be written with the following points in mind.

This paper should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.
A clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content, and the main points discussed should be provided.
A well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph should be included.
A concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay should also be included.
Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.
The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section. Follow the APA Style format; see www.apa.org.
At least one in-text citation must be provided for each reference.
A reference page which follows APA requirements should be included.
The essay should be organized in a clear and coherent manner.
The paper should be double spaced with font size of 12.
Your writing should:
Be clear, logical, and precise
Have breadth and depth
Show critical thinking skills

STUDENT AFFAIRS – CASE

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Assignment Overview
Your learning objectives:

Analyze the student affairs organizational model at your campus(Research Harvard) and determine if it is traditional or innovative
Select a barrier to inclusive student affairs practices and critique your institutions ability to be inclusive
Explore the role of leadership in supporting inclusive student affairs practices
Read:

Chapter 21: What Would Student Affairs Organizational Structure Look Like if They Supported Inclusive, Learning-Centered Practices? Advancing Inclusive and Learning-Centered Practice: Redesigning Student Affairs Work (p. 394 415) in:
Baxter Magolda, Marcia B., and Peter Mark Magolda. (2011). Contested Issues in Student Affairs: Diverse Perspectives and Respectful Dialogue. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2011.

Case Assignment
Write a 3-page paper that includes the following components:

Introduction
The author references Manning, Kinzie and Schuh (2011) presentation of models of student affairs practice (see below table), in your opinion:
Does your campus support a traditional or innovative model?
Within the traditional or innovative models, which one applies to your campus?
The author presents four barriers to inclusive student affairs practices, select one barrier that you feel is the most relevant barrier at your campus, respond to the following questions:
Discuss why you feel this barrier is relevant at your campus
What actions could a leader or administrator take to overcome this barrier?
Conclusion
Table 1.1

Manning, K., Kinzie, J., & Schuh, J. (2006). One size does not fit all: Traditional and innovative models for student affairs practice.New York, NY: Routledge.

Assignment Expectations
Your work should be written with the following points in mind.

This paper should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.
A clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content, and the main points discussed should be provided.
A well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph should be included.
A concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay should also be included.
Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.
The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section. Follow the APA Style format; see www.apa.org.
At least one in-text citation must be provided for each reference.
A reference page which follows APA requirements should be included.
The essay should be organized in a clear and coherent manner.
The paper should be double spaced with font size of 12.
Your writing should:
Be clear, logical, and precise
Have breadth and depth
Show critical thinking skills

WEEKLY REFLECTION: WK1 TEAMS

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1.5 Weekly Reflection
Post a 250 word summary statement to the class discussion. Include new insights, thoughtful information, and application to personal leadership of the material covered this week in the assigned reading, lectures, other resources, discussion questions, and learner responses. Your summary must also include critical reflection and reflection (analysis) and integration to the context of life, leadership, and your personal leadership development. Include at least one example from your journal that relates to the learning for the week and structure your response around five major questions:

What is the most significant thing I learned this week?
How did what I learn change my thinking about this week’s topic?
How will I use (or have I used) this knowledge in my life?
What previous experiences relate to what I read and learned?
(Optional) What questions do I still have about what I learned this week?

To score well, the reflection must make reference to the assigned reading (including parenthetical references), will include suggested real-world manifestations of the course material, and will include a plan for implementing the material in the student’s personal and/or professional setting.

ACADEMIC ADVISING – CASE

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Assignment Overview
Your learning objectives:

Explore the role of advising on a specific student population
Evaluate the role of advising on inclusive practices at college campuses
Examine how advising can positively or negatively impact a students perception of the campus
Select and read ONE of the following articles:

Darling, R. A. (2015). Creating an Institutional Academic Advising Culture That Supports Commuter Student Success. New Directions for Student Services, (150), 87-96.

Simpson, R. (2018). Changing how we think about advising online students: One-stop student service advising model. College and University, 93(1), 2-9.

Roscoe, J. L. (2015). Advising African American and Latino students. Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 31(2), 48-60.

ZamaniGallaher, E. M., & Choudhuri, D. D. (2016). Tracing LGBTQ Community College Students’ Experiences. New Directions for Community Colleges, (174), 47-63.

Read BOTH of the following articles:

Suvedi, M., Ghimire, R. P., Millenbah, K. F., & Shrestha, K. (2015). Undergraduate students’ perceptions of academic advising. NACTA Journal, 59(3), 227-233.

Hatch, D. K., & Garcia, C. E. (2017). Academic advising and the persistence intentions of community college students in their first weeks in college. Review of Higher Education, 40(3), 353-390.

Case Assignment
Write a 3-page paper that includes the following components:

Introduction
Discuss the role of advising in creating an inclusive environment for a specific group of students
Reference the Darling (2015), Simpson (2018), Roscoe (2015) or Zamani-Gallaher and Choudhuri (2016) article.
How can advising positively or negatively impact a students perception of the campus?
Reference the Suvedi, Ghimire, Millebah, and Shrestha (2015) and Hatch and Garcia (2017) articles.
Conclusion
Assignment Expectations
Your work should be written with the following points in mind.

This paper should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.
A clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content, and the main points discussed should be provided.
A well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph should be included.
A concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay should also be included.
Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.
The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section. Follow the APA Style format; see www.apa.org.
At least one in-text citation must be provided for each reference.
A reference page which follows APA requirements should be included.
The essay should be organized in a clear and coherent manner.
The paper should be double spaced with font size of 12.
Your writing should:
Be clear, logical, and precise
Have breadth and depth
Show critical thinking skills