The Relationship Between Students' Interactions With Student Affairs Professionals and Cognitive Outcomes in the First Year of College

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgianna L. Martin ◽  
Tricia A. Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Cognitive Outcomes ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Of College ◽  
The Relationship

The First Year on the Job: Experiences of New Professionals in Student Affairs

NASPA Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen A Renn ◽  
Jennifer Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
New Professionals ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Online Data Collection ◽  
New Student

Ten new student affairs professionals participated in this longitudinal study of their first year on the job. This qualitative study used online data collection. Participants submitted monthly responses to open-ended prompts inquiring about their experiences, challenges, and surprises. Over three time phases (Pre-Employment and Orientation, Transition, and Settled In), three themes emerged: the importance of relationships, institutional and professional fit, and issues of competence and confidence. Findings suggest several implications for practice, including preparing new professionals, being a new professional, and supervising new professionals. The authors suggest areas for future research.

scholarly journals University Drop-outs and Disparities: What’s the Relationship?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz Razouki ◽  
Laila Rafouk ◽  
Widad Bouab ◽  
Khadija EL Hariri ◽  
Abdelhakim Alagui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Drop Outs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Out Of School

Dropping out of school has been a major concern at the Moroccan university for several years and is apparent in several university reports.  28% to 30% of students drop out in their first year. The risk factors for dropping out are numerous. The risk of dropping out of school is higher for a student from a disadvantageous social background than for those from a privileged background, with identical academic skills. Research shows that many factors, such as anxiety, uncertainty, Lack of guidance, isolation or alienation, academic difficulties, teaching methods and the teachers’ attitude are key determinants of students’ disengagement from their studies. Actions have been taken by the Moroccan government to reduce this phenomenon; particularly in the form of the “Programme d’Urgence” launched by the Ministry (2008-2012), but the situation has not improved significantly.This publication reports the results of a research conducted at the Cadi Ayyad University since 2015. The tool used to run this investigation is a questionnaire while withdrawing their baccalaureate’s degree from the student affairs service, canceling their registration.

“No Space for Humanizing Us:” Men of Color Identifying Institutional Needs at a Rural University

2021 ◽  
pp. 152102512110586
Author(s):  
Adrian H. Huerta ◽  
Maritza E. Salazar ◽  
Jude Paul Matias Dizon
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
First Year ◽  
The West ◽  
Men Of Color ◽  
Enrollment Status ◽  
Asian American Men

Men of color are not persisting or graduating from college at similar rates as their same-aged peers. This qualitative study seeks to understand how men of color understand and experience college at a rural comprehensive public four-year university on the west coast. This study draws on focus group and interview data from 23 Black, Latino, and Asian American men whose enrollment status at the rural university varied from first-year undergraduate to graduate students. Using the notion of sense of belonging as the theoretical lens, we find that students highlighted the importance of peer groups and the need for vulnerable spaces on campus to explore their gender identity. With the findings from this paper, we aim to help student affairs professionals better understand how to support men of color in rural universities.

Information Technology Use and Cognitive Outcomes in the First Year of College

2000 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamont Flowers ◽  
Ernest T. Pascarella ◽  
Christopher T. Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Cognitive Outcomes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Information Technology Use ◽  
First Year Of College

scholarly journals Converting a Dynamic in-Person Experience to Remote Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Roybal ◽  
Emilie Waggoner ◽  
Christy Heaton ◽  
Emily Moroney ◽  
Nicole Hoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Year ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
New Student Orientation ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
New Students ◽  
The University

This paper explores the work the Student Transitions and Family Engagement (STFE) team did to convert dynamic in-person experiences into virtual programs, advising, and courses. These opportunities were framed through the lenses of Academic and Social Integration (Tinto, 1975; Braxton et al., 2004), Belonging (Strayhorn, 2019), and Transition Theory (Schlossberg, 1981).  The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in every sector of business and higher education and student affairs was not immune to these effects. The unprecedented disturbances to business-as-normal forced student affairs professionals to find innovative ways to welcome new students into their universities. This article details the monumental programmatic changes employed, as well as the challenges faced and lessons learned by the New Student Orientation and First-Year Experiences teams at the University of Colorado Denver. While catalyzed by unfortunate circumstances and necessity, many of the new ideas and methods developed during 2020 will be adopted as mainstays in STFE’s suite of operations and programmatic offerings.

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