This Assessing and Improving Student Organization (AISO) program is
intended as a guide for leaders of student-led college organizations. It
is designed to promote the assessment of their organization by leaders
and members, help them with planning and improvement, and assist them in
responding to reviews by governing bodies and national chapters.
Apart from affording their members a structure for engaging with peers
in activities of mutual interest, collegiate organizations provide them
with hands-on opportunities for enhancing understanding of groups and
organizations, and how they operate, and for acquiring and practicing
the leadership, communication and collaborative skills that are so
important for personal and professional effectiveness throughout life.
This Guide provides you with a structure for analyzing the workings of
your organization. It will generate insights to help you determine how
effectively the organization is functioning, identify strengths and
weaknesses, devise priorities and plans for future improvement, and in
the process, promote your reflective learning.
The AISO process constitutes an ideal laboratory to practice and refine
your capabilities for analyzing and improving groups and organizations.
Purpose and Elements of the AISO Program
The Assessing and Improving Student Organization (AISO) program is
intended as a guide for leaders of student-led college organizations. It
is designed to promote the assessment of student organizations by their
leaders and their members, to help them with planning and improvement,
and assist them in responding to reviews by governing bodies and
national chapters.
Apart from affording their members a structure for engaging with peers
in activities of mutual interest, collegiate organizations provide them
with hands-on opportunities for enhancing understanding of groups and
organizations, and how they operate, and for acquiring and practicing
the leadership, communication and collaborative skills that are so
important for personal and professional effectiveness throughout life.
In addition, the AISO leadership process - unlike comparable programs -
provides students with immediate and authentic feedback to evaluate
their leadership, and how they impact their organization, community, and
campus.
The program consists of three elements: a Guide for Students, a Student
Workbook, and a CD-ROM for facilitators.
AISO has been developed under the auspices of NACA and ACPA by two
authors who are experts in organizational and leadership development,
student affairs, and human resources management.
This is a unique, easy to use, and effective process that reflects input
from student leaders.
An ACPA Publication
