**Co-published with
**
In these days when every college or university needs to make the best
use of resources, Student Affairs for Academic Administrators is
intended to help academic administrators make the best use of one vital
campus resource: student affairs. By providing this concise introduction
to student affairs as a discipline and a profession, the authors of this
volume provide a foundation for working together to improve the student
experience and enhance learning.
Since academic administrators typically come up through the faculty
ranks, they are unlikely to have a good grasp of what their student
affairs colleagues bring to the common work of education. To provide a
better understanding, the chapters in this volume cover topics such
as:
-The history of student affairs, and functions typically associated with
student affairs divisions;
-Current thinking and research in student development theory;
-Theoretical constructs underlying contemporary student affairs practice
(and ways to employ these theories in academic administration);
-Diversity issues and their impact on student outcomes in the collegiate
environment.
After a chapter on how to build successful collaborations between
academic affairs and student affairs, two final chapters explore
specific examples of how such collaborations work in practice: Academic
honor codes, and undergraduate research. While written for academic
administrators, the book also provides valuable insights for those in
student affairs seeking to improve understanding and facilitate
collaboration with colleagues in academic affairs.
