Assignment:
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES:
Interview with a Student Affairs Professional (100 total points): Students will be assigned by the instructor one chapter from Part 4 of the textbook by Schuh and Upcraft relating to "Programs and Services." The chapters in Part 4 include a discussion of program/service areas in student affairs such as Office of Financial Aid, Greek Life, Counseling, etc.
TASK: You are to make a scheduled appointment with a practicing professional serving in the program area relative to the chapter and conduct an interview covering the administrator's role, mission of the office, and any formal or informal assessments that may be conducted and/or a discussion of why assessment is not conducted.
Assignment Part I :You will informally present your findings using a PowerPoint or Prezi, as a visual aid, on the scheduled day in class. You will also need to provide the class with a handout on your presentation.
o Each presentation should be designed to last approximately 10 minutes. Students should use 5-6 slides with no more than 7 lines of text per slide (Please do not use a font size smaller than 20). Students are expected to develop creative and visually-appealing presentations.
Assignment Part II: You will also submit a 2-3 typed-page summary of what you learned about this office and its assessment practices and relate this to the assigned text chapter. This paper should be very well written and focused because of its brevity.