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Tony Schwartz of the energy project shares his observations about how to achieve excellence in a pursuit in his blog post at Harvard Business Review in Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything. His observations reference the research on 10,000 hours of deliberate practice as well as provide reminders of what is required to tap the potential each individual to influence outcomes.
Learning is Not a Sprint: Assessing and Documenting Student Leader Learning in Cocurricular Involvement
Kathy M. Collins and Darby M. Roberts, Editors
Foreword by D. Stanley Carpenter
Submitted by Leslie Johnson, Mental Health Therapist in the Counseling Center and member of the VETS Team
Leslie Johnson facilitated a workshop on April 17 in which she shared salient information, student veterans shared about their experiences at Evergreen, Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Fenster, Rashida Love, & Sarah Rocker
On Thursday, February 21, we shared some of these resources to help participants in our staff development program understand some of the principles and research shared in The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life & Business by Charles Duhigg. Read the rest of this entry »
Provided by Paul Bennion, NASPA Region V Director and Vice President for Student Affairs, College of Idaho
Beth Devonshire, NASPA KC Liaison to the Public Policy Division, compiled and shared a number links to information related to public policy issues. Below are some highlights focused on financial issues and alcohol and other drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Julia Rose, Resident Director, RAD
On Wednesday, January 26, 2013 I and several other Student Affairs colleagues had the opportunity to attend the Puget Sound Colloquium at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. The keynote for this event was Dr. Richard Keeling, a student affairs consultant and author of the book We’re Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education. Keeling’s talk focused on the corporatization of higher education, the problematic aspects of a business model applied to higher education, and ways to change institutional culture. Read the rest of this entry »
by Matt Vogel, Southern Oregon University, re-post from the NASPA Region V Blog
Following the tragedy I, like you, find myself in various conversations seeking answers. Trying to make sense of how this could happen, again. What is the root of the problem of violence in our culture? Read the rest of this entry »
Provided by Paul Bennion, NASPA Region V Director and Vice President for Student Affairs, College of Idaho
Beth Devonshire, NASPA KC Liaison to the Public Policy Division, compiled and shared a number links to information related to public policy issues. Below are some highlights focused on financial issues and alcohol and other drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Art Costantino, Vice President for Student Affairs
NASPA’s 2011- 2014 Strategic Plan calls for our association to “Launch initiatives to collaborate with student affairs worldwide”. The convening of the recent NASPA /IASAS Global Summit was a significant step in support of this goal. On September 20–21, 2012, NASPA in collaboration Read the rest of this entry »
At a White House event last January, the Obama Administration released its Road Map for civic learning, “Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy.” The Road Map outlines nine steps the Department of Education is undertaking to increase civic learning and engagement across our country. Read the rest of this entry »
CFI Blog: The Beautiful Questions post, A Quiet Revolution, by Cara Meixner, Assistant Director of the Center for Faculty Innovation and Assistant Professor, Graduate Psychology in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University
“Last night, I savored a brief TED Talk by Susan Cain, bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. Her text has been on my Read the rest of this entry »
The Student Affairs Collaborative was created by Swift Kick as an experiment in peer-to-peer informal learning communities. The blog provides a platform to connect, share, and learn from each other! Read the rest of this entry »
Source: ted.com/talks
Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why, provides a summary of his theory about how to inspire change with this TEDXTalk.
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html
With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started in this TED Talk. (Hint: it takes two.) Through his new project, MuckWork, Derek Sivers wants to lessen the burdens (and boredom) of creative people. Read the rest of this entry »
The NASPA Region V blog recently included a review of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership and Success edited by Doris Ching and Amefil Agbayani. The review by Lisa Hatfield, Region V Asian Pacific Islanders Concerns KC Representative and Director of the Learning Center at Portland State University, endorses the book as a valuable resource. In fall 2011 222, 5% of the total Olympia campus undergraduate students, identified as Asian or Pacific Islander. This is 28% of the total Olympia undergraduate student of color population.
Talcott Broadhead, Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator, facilitated a staff development session in early August. The session covered a range of material, including clarification of terms, explanation of the bias and discrimination that non-gender conforming people experience, sharing of student experiences at Evergreen, possible solutions to issue shared, and an overview of laws which inform institutional practice and policy. For an overview of the workshop see Talcott’s PowerPoint presentation on the Student Affairs Professional Development page on our website. The workshop was attended by over 30 participants from the across the College.
Authors of the Mindset List, Tom McBride and Ron Nief, provide a Guide for using the Mindset List and with it they encourage educators to use the List to prompt conversation with colleagues about this year’s new students and today’s youth, pause and examine your expectations for students, or use it in a facilitated warm-up activity with a group of students to reflect on generational differences and commonalities. Some excerpts from the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2016: Read the rest of this entry »
Source: AAC&U
Working in concert with the Department of Education, AAC&U and the Global Perspective Institute, Inc. (GPI) released a new report calling on the nation to reclaim higher education’s civic mission. The report, entitled A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future and authored by the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Task Force includes a national call to action designed to make civic and democratic learning an expected outcome for every college student, and an integrated part of education from pre-school to professional schools. Read the rest of this entry »
Provided by the Spelman & Johnson Group
Annual SJG Summer Reading List
Sleeping With Your Smartphone: How To Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work by Leslie A. Perlow In Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and become more productive in the process. In fact, she shows that you can devote more time to your personal life and accomplish more at work. Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, 2012 Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Sara Martin, Director of Academic Advising
Chapter 6 in Contested Issues in Student Affairs: Diverse Perspectives and Respectful Dialogue, What Should Universities Do About Overly Involved Parents? consists of two short articles: “Aiming to Redefine, not Restrict, Parental Involvement: How to Foster Developmentally Effective Parent-Student Partnerships” (Kari B. Taylor, an honors program advisor at Miami University), and “Purposefully Partnering With Parents” (John Wesley Lowery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Read the rest of this entry »
Recommended by Steve Verhey, Faculty
TED Talk by Liz Coleman, President of Bennington President Coleman delivered the closing speech at the 25th annual TED Conference in February 2009, anchoring a lineup that included Al Gore, Bill Gates, Oliver Sacks, and Herbie Hancock. She delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education.
Submitted by Andy Corn, Assistant Director of Student Activities
Within the past year we have had two visits from Peter F. Lake to the Northwest. This past summer Student Activities and Student Affairs hosted Lake for a workshop focused on Student Activities and Recreation. And the second visit was at Pacific Lutheran University hosted by a variety of local institutions, including Evergreen and the Association for Student Conduct Administrators. Read the rest of this entry »
Provided by AAC&U
Promising Practices for Personal and Social Responsibility: Findings from a National Research Collaborative, a web-based publication from the Core Commitments project, is now available for download. Drawing on meetings of a distinguished group of educational researchers, Promising Practices highlights select national/multi-institutional data and major themes along five dimensions of personal and social responsibility. Importantly, the report also offers a set of evidence-based recommendations for improving campus practice in relation to educating students for personal and social responsibility. Learn more about this publication online. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Student Affairs Professional Development Committee –Dory Nies, Katherine McGee, Michael Sledge, Rashida Love, Sara Martin, Sarah Rocker,Sharon Goodman, Wendy Endress
In September, Evergreen will welcome Carlotta Walls LaNier as our 2012 Convocation speaker. Carlotta was the youngest member of the legendary Little Rock 9, who integrated Central High School in 1957. Many people plan to prepare Read the rest of this entry »
Source: American Association for Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
Recognizing the urgent need for colleges and universities to address their civic mission and that of higher education, Civic Provocations edited by Donald Harward, features accessible, brief essays that consider dimensions of what “centering attention to the civic” might mean and involve. Read the rest of this entry »
Excerpt from NASPA‘s Spring 2012 Leadership Exchange, Volume 10, Issue 1, p. 34
Who Is Reading What
Submitted by Kandi Bauman, Advisor, Student Activities
Contested Issues in Student Affairs: Diverse Perspective and Respectful Dialogue
Chapter 6: What Are the Risks and Benefits Associated With Allowing Students to Fail If Learning Results Read the rest of this entry »
Source: Inattention Is an Ethical Problem by Miriam Schulman at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
Watch a video interview with Dan Siciliano on multi-tasking and ethics.
If you’re used to texting, e-mailing, or otherwise multi-tasking while attending important meetings, F. Daniel Siciliano and Katharine Martin have news for you: Failure to pay attention to the task Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Nicole Zauner, Resident Director, Residential and Dining Services and Health & Fitness Editor
I recently read an interesting article presenting research exploring the connection between people who exercise frequently and the negative health behaviors with which they choose to engage.
Submitted by April Meyers, Officer, Police Services
Chapter Five in Contested Issues in Student Affairs: Diverse Perspectives and Respectful Dialogue, edited by Peter M. Magolda and Marcia B. Baxter Magolda, written by Tracy Davis, Western Illinois University, is entitled In This Age of Consumerism, What Are the Implications of Giving Students What They Want?; Have It Your Way U. Davis’s essay centers on the (dis)advantages Read the rest of this entry »
NASPA’s New Bestseller
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership, and SuccessDoris Ching and Amefil Agbayani, Editors
By the year 2050, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population in the United States is expected to more than double, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Recent reports indicate that more AAPI students are experiencing difficulties attaining academic success in colleges and universities than in the past. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership, and Success presents a compilation of statistical reports, research findings, and experiential accounts that counters the lack of information about this population. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Nicole Zauner, Resident Director and Health & Fitness Editor
It is the end of February people, and I proposed, we proclaim it Focus on Fitness February over the last three weeks I aimed to share my advice on the basics. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Michael Sledge, Assistant Director for Residential Life, Residential and Dining Services
The conversation about the need to change higher education is getting louder and if you haven’t heard of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, you need to find out more. The book has been garnering all kinds of attention, within higher education circles and in mainstream press. Although it’s too soon to tell if it will be a seminal work in higher education reform efforts, it is safe to say that its ideas deserve attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Nicole Zauner, Resident Director, Residential and Dining Services and Health & Fitness Editor for Student Affairs News @ Evergreen
It is February people, and this is a reminder that I’m proposing, we proclaim it Focus on Fitness February! As Student Affairs professionals who preach the importance of self-care, I urge us all to re-center ourselves and commit to focusing on fitness beginning now! Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Sara Martin, Director of Academic Advising
Many Student Affairs staff may know of the long-standing Core Connector program, coordinated by Academic Advising, in which an academic advisor or other student services professional makes a commitment to be the “connector” for a first-year or lower-division program during the fall quarter (and often beyond, into the winter or spring quarters) by making a weekly visit to the program for announcements (events, opportunities, deadlines, and so on), check-ins with the students, occasional short topical workshops, and often a “tip of the week” for the students. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Nicole Zauner, Resident Director – Residential and Dining Services and Health & Fitness Editor for Student Affairs News @ Evergreen
It is February people, and I propose, we proclaim it Focus on Fitness February! Now, as Student Affairs professionals who preach the importance of self-care, I dare to venture that many of us neglect our own in the area of health and fitness. Read the rest of this entry »
Tina Schubert '10
Submitted by Tina Schubert ’10, Office Assistant, Office of the President
NEW Leadership Institute Puget Sound is now accepting nominations & applications for its 2012 Institute which will be held June 11-16, 2012. All women currently attending two or four year institutions are eligible to apply. If you know of an undergraduate woman attending a two or four-year institution who you believe is a leader in her school and community or has the potential to become one, nominate her here. Application deadline is April 1, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Alvina Wong, Retention Americorps and Evergreen Alumni Center for Community Based Learning and Action, Gateways Program
Students in Service (SIS), is a a part-time Americorps program for students at the Center for Community Based Learning and Action (CCBLA). Students earn an education award at the completion of 300, 450 or 900 hours dedicated to community service. While the CCBLA works diligently to find community organizations that fit the interests and backgrounds of students, SIS aims to financially recognize the work of students in the community. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Sonja Farster, Student Coordinator CARE Network
Whether it is internal or external, conflict happens. No matter how skillfully you approach a conflict, reaching a resolution can be challenging and draining. Generally, the more support you have as you tackle a conflict the better. The CARE Network is here to provide guidance, reinforcement, as well as foundations for conflict resolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Consider reading a focused series featured on a blog sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). This blog is part of its signature initiative, Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP): Excellence for Everyone as a Nation Goes to College, and it features postings and perspectives on “liberal education” – how it is changing, why it is so important in today’s world, and what people are saying about it around the country and the world. The series, Perspectives on Modeling Equity, Engaging Difference, is designed to foster dialogue about the pressing issues related to diversity and learning Read the rest of this entry »
AAC&U and NASPA are partnering with other organizations to support EVERYONE MATTERS, a 6-month global social media campaign to foster inclusiveness and reduce intolerance sponsored by the What’s Your Issue Foundation. EVERYONE MATTERS offers a powerful collective message – don’t judge/respect everyone’s differences - by bringing together under one banner everyone who is judged and stereotyped by how they look and/or to what group they belong. The online and grassroots campaign will include an EVERYONE MATTERS Day and the campaign centerpiece: a 24-hour Challenge to “Not Judge and Not Discriminate in Thought or Action.”
The campaign is seeking to get 100,000-plus people to take the challenge and participate, via the social networking platforms and partners. Discrimination and intolerance impacts everyone on the planet. EVERYONE MATTERS is a landmark campaign bringing together a consortium of leading anti-discrimination organizations, major corporations, media partners and the public. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by Michael Sledge, Assistant Director for Residential Life, RAD
Finding the time to do serious reading about our work can be difficult, but it can be less so when one looks for essays or chapters instead of entire books. Looking for an appropriate article to use in a staff development exercise, I recently came across Stephen John Quaye’s “Girl or Woman? Dorm or Residence Hall? What’s the Big Deal About Language?” Quaye‘s ten-page chapter offers a solid approach to the importance of language in student affairs and particularly in our day-to-day interactions with students. Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, November 2
11am to 2pm
Library, 3rd floor lobby – back window facing the forest
Submitted by Arvin Mosley, Jr., Men’s Basketball Coach and Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions, Recreation & Athletics
Imagine surfing facebook and finding a string of comments talking about all the horrible things you supposedly represent and how terrible your leadership style supposedly is. Picture looking for a student’s photography blog and finding a web page devoted to discussing their sexual history and a ranking of their sexual prowess. Visualize being an 18-year old new student who – after a night of partying and taking some silly pictures – is branded a sexist or homophobe all across campus because of a “funny” gesture they made in front of a camera. Read the rest of this entry »
At times like this, when we lose a member of the community to suicide, it is helpful to remember the resources available to students and employees who may be experiencing depression or who are struggling with issues or feelings related to death.
The Counseling Center staff is an immediate resource for students and appointments can be made by calling 867-6800. Walk-in appointments are also available during specific times. The Employee Assistance Program serves all employees of the College and support can be obtained by calling 360-753-3260. Read the rest of this entry »
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