Ed.D. Student handbook

A page within Student Affairs Administration and Leadership (Ed.D.)

Virtual Information Sessions

Want to learn more about our program? Join us at an information session next fall! Until then, connect with us individually at apply2saa@uwlax.edu.

Ed.D. Virtual Information Session: Click here

  • Friday, December 1 at 12:00 noon (CST)

Better Content

  • Through knowledge acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
    • Demonstrate mastery of student affairs and higher education content
    • Synthesize information from a range of sources to analyze issues and apply solutions to professional practice
  • Through management and leadership skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
    • Develop a vision for an educational division, considering complexities of institutional culture and resources
    • Effectively justify decisions, judgments and recommendations, weighing competing evidence and making connections to the values and beliefs of the institution
  • Through assessment, evaluation and research skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
    • Use assessment, evaluation and research methods to inform practice
    • Defend data informed decision making in professional practice
  • Through an understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
    • Challenge the manifestations of privilege and assess implications for practice
    • Examine the diversity of students and colleagues within the social and cultural context in which they live
  • Through the development of exceptional interpersonal relationship skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
    • Demonstrate respectful collaboration while seeking alternate points of view
    • Defend practices that promote the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each person