A workshop on the use of student affairs in higher education. Created April 4, 2021.

1. STUDENT AFFAIRS
WORKSHOP 2021
Meranda L. Jester
Northcentral University

2. Workshop Agenda
 Student Affairs History
 The First Amendment
 The Second Amendment
 The Fifth Amendment
 State and Federal Regulations that impact Student Affairs
 Possible Areas of Discrimination and Solutions for Avoiding them
 Diversity
 What does it mean to student affairs professionals
 Expectations of our University professionals

3. The Beginning of Student Affairs
First started in
America
“Dean of Women”
and “Dean of
men”
Men: Discipline
Women: Student
Affairs
19th
Century NASPA (Student
Affairs
Administrators in
Higher Education
The student
development
movement: 1960s
Student Personnel
Point of View
(1937 and 1949)
20th
Century International
representation
reaches 30
members
NASPA Board
Chair established
The First NASPA
President was
hired
21st
Century

4. Student Personnel Point of View
 Three main Objectives
 Each to help shape the mind and
attitudes of the students enrolled at our
university
1:
• A fuller realization of democracy in every
phase of living
• How does democracy shape our world?
2:
• International understanding and
cooperation
• Working with others outside of our social
groups to achieve goals
3:
• The application of creative imagination and
trained intelligence to the solution of
social problems and to the administration
of public affairs

5. Present Student Affairs Work
• Interact and encourage
students
• Engage students in courses,
conversation, and
experiences
• Provide a safe space for
students to express
themselves
• Ensure that all students are
safe
• Enrich the minds of students

6. The First Amendment and Students
 Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press
 Speech:
 Hold and discuss controversial opinions
 Understand state rules and regulations
 Understand college rules and regulations
 Religion:
 Allow students to participate and practice their religions
 Do not force students to participate in one specific religion or ritual
 Carefully consider the rights of students
 Press:
 Avoid pre-publish approval
 Encourage the truth
 Work with the press

7. The Second Amendment and Students
 The right to bear arms
 Issues stem from
 Alcohol and drug use
 Safe and secure gun storage
 Student metal health
 Resident hall arrangements
 State buildings and property gun control
 Public universities
 Considered state property
 May prohibit guns on campus

8. The Fifth Amendment and Students
 No witness or testimony against oneself
 Property may not be taken from them without compensation
 Financial aid, tuition charges, extended time for degrees, enrollment, access to programs and
services
 Due process in academic misconduct

9. Laws and Regulations that affect Student Affairs
State
 Property laws
 Gun control and weapon regulations
 Local ordinances
Federal
 Constitutional amendments
 Drug and alcohol laws
 Rights

10. Possible Areas of Discrimination
Race,
Ethnicity,
Nationality
Physical
abilities
Mental
abilities
Religious
beliefs
Sexual
preferences
Age,
Gender,
interest
Financial
circumstances,
motivation

11. Diversity
 “The practice of including or involving people from a range of different social and
ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.”
 Merriam-Webster
 Interacting with others from different backgrounds
 Helping engage students in various groups
 Encouraging students to leave their comfort zones
 Enriching the lives of students through shared learning experiences

12. Expectations for our university
Expectations
 Make all students happy and engage
them in all ways possible
 Encourage students to interact and
participate in groups outside of their
comfort zones
 Create a harmonious, civil learning
environment with no conflicts or
problems
Reality
 Make as many students happy with their
enrollment and degree process
 Encourage students to interact, but do
not force them to do so
 Identify and solve as many problems as
possible in manners that make most
students comfortable
 Do as much for the students as possible
to help and keep the students from
breaking or violating rules

13. QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, AND
CONCERNS
Thank you for attending this workshop! Your students
will appreciate you!