Technology has received much praise and blame for its uses and influence in higher education over the past twenty-five years. It has been widely praised for its contributions to management efficiencies, information access and analysis, improved communications, and innovative educational applications in colleges and universities. But it has also…

The author argues that practical wisdom is the highest achievement of professional practice. Practical wisdom involves the ability to draw upon knowledge selectively and apply it successfully in specific situations. Examines how practical wisdom is gained and nurtured in the professional life of student affairs professionals. (GCP)

Managing change is one of the most complex skills of leadership. This chapter examines some of the most difficult changes confronted by student affairs leaders and the practical wisdom they have gained from these encounters. (Author)

The authors offer a compilation of maxims, advice, and anecdotes that convey some essential truths they have learned about professional leadership in student affairs. (Author)

Practical wisdom is the ability to draw upon knowledge in a selective manner and to apply it in fitting ways in the practical situations that arise in the course of professional work. The authors offer concluding observations and recommendations on using practical wisdom in professional practice. (GCP)

Examines how college students typically make a spiritual quest in their learning and development in college and how their spirituality influences expectations and preparation for work and community life beyond college. (Contains 11 references.) (GCP)

With the acceleration of international communication and political integration, it is becoming increasingly important for student affairs leaders to know about international trends and issues affecting higher education. Author provides an overview of the increasing internationalization of student services in higher education and examines why…

It is more difficult today to separate the sphere of our lives into categories of domestic and foreign, national and international. Students are quickly becoming citizens of a more integrated and expanding world. Authors provide a summary of the principal reasons for the internationalization of student affairs work, and offer practical advice on…

Examines the role of student affairs leaders in transmitting and in using values to build a values-centered organization and leadership style. Argues that values issues are inescapable and suggests five education strategies that leaders of student affairs organizations can use to enhance the right values in student affairs. (RJM)

A national survey explored the degree to which student affairs and institutional advancement worked together in soliciting contributions for extracurricular activities. Results indicate that student affairs officers tend to engage in educational fundraising activities independently of institutional advancement, even though student affairs and…

Reviews racial bias and racial intolerance among college students during the late 1980s. Asserts that campus bias-related indents are predictable outcomes of increasingly self-interested values and limited personal experience with racial and ethnic diversity. Discusses the need to create more opportunities for contact and interaction among…