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Week Four Lecture Notes. Darcy B. Tannehill , Ed.D . CAS Distance Education Programs and Student Success and Strategic Planning. CAS Distance Education Programs Change in using technology to deliver programs causes changes and questions in: Teaching Learning Student Affairs Programs
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Week Four Lecture Notes Darcy B. Tannehill, Ed.D.
CAS Distance Education Programs and Student Success and Strategic Planning • CAS Distance Education Programs • Change in using technology to deliver programs causes changes and questions in: • Teaching • Learning • Student Affairs Programs • Student Support Services • No longer just residents and commuters but now includes students who never step foot on a campus • These students must receive the same services as other students
Student Success • Who defines student success? • Students have three goals to attending college • Enrollment • Academic Experiences • Social Experiences • A student’s withdraw from an institution does not always indicate failure • Could be for job retraining • Could be to transfer to another institution
Student Success • Other reasons for leaving an institution • Economics • Cannot afford • Costs perceived to outweigh the benefits • Organizational Perspectives • Institutional size • Bureaucracy • Institutional communication
Student Success • Psychological Perspectives • Individual behaviors and patterns • Climate of the institution • Sociological Perspectives • Culture • Peer Groups • Student interaction with the institution (Tinto)
Student Affairs Functions • Varies from institution to institution but can include: • Academic advising • Assessment, Research, and Program Evaluation • Athletics • Campus Safety • Career Development • Student Unions • Service Learning • Commuter services
Student Affairs Functions • Counseling • Food Services • Disability Services • Enrollment Management • Financial Aid • Fundraising • Graduate Student Services • Greek Life • Health Services
Student Affairs Functions • International Student Services • Judicial Affairs • Leadership Programs • LGBT Student Services • Multicultural Student Services • Orientation Programs • Recreation and Fitness Programs • Religious Programs
Student Affairs Functions • Registration Services • Residence Life and Housing • Student Activities • Women’s Centers
Strategic Planning and Finance • Must have a planning process • Include institutional mission • Assess the environment • Develop vision and goals • Develop and review preliminary plans • Determine a final plan • Determine program viability • Develop Action Steps and Implementation • Evaluate the plan
Budgeting • Budgeting approaches • Line items • Incremental budgeting • Program budgeting • Responsibility centered budgeting • Accounting methods—cash or accrual • Preparing budgets, include auxiliary services • Reallocation • Outsourcing and Privatization • Increasing revenue • Fundraising
References • Komives, S.F. and Woodard, D. B., Jr. (Eds). (2004). Student Services: A Handbook for the profession. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. • Miller, T. K. (Ed.). (2002). The CAS Book of Professional Standards for Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: Council for the Advancement of Standards.