FEATURES
8;Sustainability;and;Social;Justice
Making;the;Connection
By Art Costantino
12;Rethinking;Fraternity;and;Sorority;Advising
The;Role;of;Coaching;and;Technology
By Terry Hogan, Mark Koepsell, and Chuck Eberly
16;Leading;Through;a;Crisis
How;SSAOs;Can;Develop;Effective;Strategies
By Merna Jacobsen
20;Making;Their;Mark
How;Seven;Successful;Women;SSAOs;Reached;the;Top
By Nancy Grund
COLUMNS
12
4;From;the;President
5;Smart;Thinking
32;Tools;of;the;Trade
Homesickness Affects Retention,
Academic Performance
26 Liabilities
Responding to the Challenges
of the Dear Colleague Letter
34;Who’s;Reading;What
35;Websites;to;Watch
28;Public;Policy
16
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Public Policy Division Sets
New Course
30;Technology;Center
Put Student Affairs in Motion
36 Capstone
Dispelling the Latest
Misperceptions
upcoming events
The James E. Scott Academy is pleased
to highlight a sampling of programmatic
offerings. Sessions described are only for
the most senior student affairs officers
(SSAOs) on campus.
Institute for New SSAOs
October;9;–;12,;2011
Washington, D.C.
2012 Think Tank
Application Deadline
January;13,;2012
The Institute for New Senior Student Affairs Officers is an intensive
three-day academy for student affairs administrative leaders in the first
two years in their positions. Designed by some of the nation's best SSAOs,
this transformative professional development experience will focus on
three areas of achievement necessary for senior-level leadership in higher
education today and in the future: managing for heightened organizational
performance; entrepreneurial leadership; and achieving systemic, transformational change.
NASPA Student
Affairs Law & Policy
Conference
December;8;–;10,;2011
Arlington, Virginia
Senior Reflection Sessions
The James E. Scott Academy
will sponsor Senior Reflection
Sessions where vice presidents
can elevate conversations
of legal issues to the most
senior level.
During the 2012 NASPA Annual
Conference in Phoenix, the James
E. Scott Academy will host the
fourth annual SSAO Think Tank.
Participation is limited to 25
senior student affairs officers.
Please visit the following website
for the application.
NASPA • LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE / FALL 2011 • 3
www.naspa.org/programs/law/
default.cfm
www.naspa.org/divctr/academy/
thinktank.cfm