SETTING THE STAGE FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS’ GOOD GOVERNANCE: SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS

AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Professor Dato’ Dr. Hassan SaidVice Chancellor & President

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Foundation of Student Affairs

• Shared philosophy on the needs to be done

• Greater knowledge on the tasks to be accomplished

• Ability of the practitioners of the profession to effectively

link their theoretical knowledge, practical wisdom and

skills to larger organisations and society.

(Arthur Sanden, Margaret J. Barr,2006)

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Principles of Good Practice In Student Affairs

• Engage students in active learning

• Help students to develop coherent values and ethical standards

• Use systematic inquiry to improve student and institutional

performance

• Use resources effectively to achieve mission and goals

• Forge educational partnership that enhances student learning

• Build supportive and inclusive communities

(Blimling and Whitt,1999)

Student Affairs Framework – Taylor’s Model

Institution Vision

Institution Mission & Core Values

Student Affairs Mission

Student Affairs

Structure

Student Affairs

Constitution

Student Affairs

Policies & Procedures

Student Affairs

Key Values

Key Thrusts & Priorities

Student Experience & Engagement

Graduate Capabilities

GOVERNANCE SUPPORT

Student Learning experience______________________________________________

Academic

Student Affairs/Exp

erience

Wholesome Experience

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Roles of Student Affairs & Student Experience

• Provide a wide range of support services

• Taking care of students’ needs & goals

• Provide wide range of students activities and programmes

• Enhancing their leadership skill for global community

• Ability for them become well-rounded individual

Main & Supporting Roles

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Challenges•Profession and skills of practitioners – complexities of the roles

Experience and know how Are we innovative enough to handle day- to- day operations?

• Social Cousciousness Background of students Sense of belonging

• Internationalisation – international experience & global exposure of Students

Cultural exchange & understanding International students – borderless world

•Size and structure of the unit – resources constraint Student engagement activities – reach out to a larger pool of students Student welfare and wellbeing matters – complicated/dynamic

environment•Cost centred unit of private institution/ROI

Expenses and returns – always increase and never decrease Intangible results

•Graduate capabilities Employability Career advancement

Opportunities

•Periodically reinforce development programmes for practitioners

Short courses, conferences, forum, research activities To be active learners & INNOVATIVE Place emphasis on core values & ethics

•Structured Programmes Realignment programmes and activities Key Values & social consciousness in the structured programmes

•Good measurement system Feedback measurement & self-examination Satisfaction survey analysis and improvement plans (for short term

& long term)•Quality improvement culture

Quality assurance KPI and achievement driven

•International engagement activities Good practices to be adopted from other universities Collaboration and networking activities

•External engagement and life experience Structure Infrastructure Dedicated team

Conclusion

• A clear structure and framework of student affairs• Student Affairs practitioners play significant/important roles• Support and work hand in hand with the academics• Reinforce development programmes for students affairs practitioners• Effective programmes that emphasise on social consciousness• Keep abreast with the latest development of the industry• Internationalisation

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