Program Competencies
The following competencies describe what is expected of our students as they enter the student affairs profession. These competencies provide the foundation for SAA program planning and assessment.
- Applied Research: The design and
implementation of program evaluation, assessment, and
applied research using both quantitative and qualitative
techniques.
- Critical Analysis and Problem Solving
The ability to examine multiple perspectives and draw
reasonable inferences that are accurate, applicable, and
justified in making decisions to solve a problem.
- Effective Communication: The
ability to converse expressively and receptively in a clear
and accurate manner in oral, written, interpersonal, and
electronic communications.
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility:
The understanding and application of ethical standards and
legal issues to work environments and relationships; the
ability to act ethically and to conduct university business
as a person of integrity and contribute to the profession
and the university community.
- Global Connection and Human Diversity:
The awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work
effectively with others who are culturally different from
self both locally and internationally as well as gain
insight into a global perspective of student affairs and
higher education.
- Higher Education Knowledge :The
knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles and
practices of higher education as they relate to leadership,
technology, management, and administration in both a
historical and current context.
- Student Characteristics and Effect of College on Students: The knowledge and understanding of concepts and principles of student development theory, traits of the current college generation, and ability to apply theory to improve student affairs practice.