ELM88780/ELM8878 - Student and Personnel Services in Higher Education

(3 units)

The course provides an overview of the organization and governance of institutions of higher education with an emphasis on Student and Personnel Affairs. The primary goal is to provide a comprehensive outlook at the field of student and personnel affairs and its role within the context of higher education. The nature of student affair work, its history, current and anticipated issues and the environment of student affairs professionals will be studied. Students should come to understand how colleges and universities are organized, governed, and administered and how student affairs professionals affect and impact the organization.