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Constructing effective campus
partnerships to support student success
and inclusive excellence
Dr. Lua Hancock
Vice President, Campus Life
& Student Success
Stetson University
Session Learning Outcomes
• Consider the different cultural perceptions,
lenses, priorities and structures of various
University Stakeholder groups
• Reflect on opportunities to proactively build
strategic relationships on your home campus
• Determine specific actions to promote
structural initiatives and individual outreach
with faculty partners towards increased student
learning, inclusion, and belongingness
WHY focus on
partnership?
Impact of Partnerships:
Outcomes for StudentsAcclimation to the
institution
• Effective transitions
• Sense of community
• Persistence in college
Engagement
• Campus involvement
• Academic engagement
• Civic engagement
• Interactions with
faculty and students
Student learning
• Making connections
• Thinking critically
• Taking responsibility for
learning
• Understanding self
• Understanding others
Academic and career
decisions
• Choice of college
• Choice of major
• Choice of career
(Nesheim, Guentzel, Kellogg, McDonald, Wells, Whitt, 2007)
Impact of Partnerships :
Additional Outcomes• Demonstration of impact/Accreditation
• Shared resources/Fiscal stewardship
• Positive campus community/climate
Belonging, Meaning and Learning
What CHALLENGES do
we encounter in
establishing
partnerships?
Cultural LensesFaculty/academic
Student Affairs
Institutional
Students
Alumni
Board of Trustees and Advisory
Boards
Academic Structures, Priorities & Perspectives
• Teaching, Research & Service
• Tenure
• Rank/Promotion
• Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Professor
Student Affairs Structures, Priorities &
Perspectives
• Co-curricular involvement and leadership
• Out of class student learning
• Hierarchical organizational structures
• Holistic student development
Some Differences Between
Student Affairs and Academic Affairs
Activity Faculty Student Affairs
How time is spent
Communication
Priorities
Interaction with students
Typical work schedule
Employment status
Meetings/email/etc.
Perceptions of where learning
occurs
Organizational structure
Decision-making processes
WHAT does effective
partnership look like?
Coordination versus Collaboration
Based on Blake & Mouton,
1964
Reflecting on a New Mission for Student Affairs
• What does it really mean to redefine student affairs work
in meaningful ways?
• What do our institutions need most from us right now?
• What relationships and partnerships must be cultivated if
the potential of student affairs is to be fully realized?
• What thinking and behaviors must change if student
affairs is to exercise the leadership needed of us?
• How prepared are we to welcome a new future?
• What new knowledge and skills will be needed to realize
a new mission, and what will this mean for professional
preparation and ongoing professional development?
• (Porterfield, Roper & Whitt, 2011)
Taking Your Institutional Temperature
Where on this continuum does your campus philosophy
associated with student affairs partnering with
academic affairs fall?
Good
fences good
neighbors
Contiguous
with some
intersections
Very Fluid
Cultural Considerations
Elevate and align
efforts with research
What do Student Affairs and
Academic Affairs Have in Common?
Student Affairs
Academic Affairs
“Groups are far more likely to work together if they share a compelling aim and understand that it can be better accomplished through collaborative alignment across the institution” (pg 94)
“Although single programs or leaders cannot create or sustain such a culture, individual actions can contribute to a campus ethos that values student learning” (pg 147)
Target of
change
1st order
change
2nd order
change
Individual Awareness Paradigm shift
Group Membership Restructuring
Institutional Programmatic Systemic
“…it is not enough to simply espouse multicultural and equity values. Instead we must demonstrate our commitment through action” (p. 3)
“…institutional culture and context are shaped by campus climate and the presence or absence of cross cultural dialogue.” (p. 104)
Organizational Aspects That Support
Partnerships• Institutional mission and priorities
• Institutional culture and values
• Focus on learning
• Structures that respect multiple manifestations of leadership
• Assessment & data driven decisions
• Shared structures and resources
• Rewards structures
• Support from senior leaders
This list is informed by combined works of Whitt, Nesheim, Guentzel, Kellogg, McDonald, Wells, 2008 and
Kezar, 2006
• QEP/FSEM
• High Impact Practices
• Professional development
• Shared Governance
(Academic Leaders)
• Campus Climate and
retention by each VP
• SGA open forums
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References
Porterfield, K.T., Roper, L.D., & Whitt, E.J. (2011). Redefining our mission: What does higher
education need from student affairs? Journal of College & Character, 12(4), 1-7.
Task Force on the Future of Student Affairs, Appointed jointly by ACPA and JASPA (2010).
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academic and student affairs partnership programs. Journal of College Student Development,
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Questions?