The number of women veterans attending college is increasing. This suggests that campus professionals need to become aware of how issues associated with mental health, sexual assault, and gender identity may influence how women veterans make the transition into the higher education environment. This chapter addresses the special needs of women…

In the past ten years, a growing body of research has been devoted to examining the role of spirituality in the lives of college students. Recognizing the importance of distinguishing between religion and spirituality, some have characterized spirituality in terms of students' journey or quest in search of their own answers to the "big…

Given the internal and external challenges Muslim students face, it is important that student affairs practitioners find ways to assist Muslim students in their adherence to their religion as they pursue their degree. In this chapter, the authors present a brief introduction to Islamic tenets, discuss challenges facing Muslim college students, and…

In this chapter, the authors introduce the topic of atheist students to the field of student affairs. The authors provide definitions of relevant terms related to the perspectives and principles of atheists. Then, they briefly address the demographics of atheism and focus on atheist student experiences on college campuses. The authors conclude…

A historical perspective is offered to explain how race has declined in significance as higher education and student affairs have moved toward multicultural social justice. Educators and administrators are urged to reconsider race and racism in dialogues, programs, policies, and institutional change efforts.

The college campus is a complex system which necessitates the use of a variety of methods of intervention within an integrated model of consultation. Systems thinking provides the conceptual overview for the consultative enterprise and gives the consultant an array of questions and strategies for impacting and assisting other systems. (Author)

Helping trainees learn to navigate the shoals of consultation requires a number of environmental conditions and a relatively benign climate, as well as thorough knowledge and experience of various consultative models and strategies. Without this basis, there is no solidity or systematic effort. (Author)

Describes the special practices and concerns which apply to evaluation and accountability in mediated services. Issues are raised which offer potential obstacles to the development of sound evaluation and reporting practices. However, ways to reduce the seriousness of those obstacles are also presented. (Author)

Faced with the challenges of a dynamic future, the concerned student affairs professional should be aware of some of the more promising methodologies for future forecasting. The future-responsive administrator may wish to incorporate these tools into a pro-active appraoch to student services. (Author)