Laura: What Can I Do with a Master’s in Higher Education Administration?
A Master’s in Higher Education Administration will provide many job opportunities, but successful candidates must have excellent communication, analytical, critical inquiry, problem solving and decision-making skills. Commitment to ethical leadership, student diversity, staff development and positive human relations will increase the job candidate’s employability.
Student Engagement Outreach Specialist
Student engagement outreach specialists analyze data related to enrollment, engagement and learning outcome statistics. They do this to determine program, teacher and student success rates and trends. They use this data to write grant proposals, internal reports and performance reviews. Their daily responsibilities involve hosting and supporting community events that engage and help current and potential students. They often meet with school management to discuss program management, financial oversight, student debt and student learning assessments. They also collaborate with academic departments, student clubs, civic organizations and community partners. These engagement outreach specialists develop and
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They oversee functional areas of the campus’ student services center. This usually includes judicial affairs, student appeals, retention efforts, academic advising and new student orientations. They provide training to staff and faculty on appropriate topics. They assist with the development and maintenance of campus recruitment, student counseling, staff guidance, policy feedback and higher education administration. Student services dean are expected to have excellent multitasking, conflict resolution and time management competencies. They must have the ability to work independently, deal with diverse populations and use good judgment in complex
I help to select new items for the classroom and muscle room and rearrange the setup. On Fridays the morning and afternoon teachers along with all the student teachers meet to discuss what has been going on in the classroom and what is working out well and what needs to be changed. For example we recently change the setup of our lunch table from 2 long tables to 3 separate tables to facilitate better conversations during meals. We also have introduced dinosaur books, puzzles, block mates and toys after we noticed a class wide interest in them. My teacher has also given me the tools to assist children in conflict resolution when disagreements
...pplied in agricultural, natural resources, mining, energy, tourism and disaster management, as well as, infrastructure planning, climate change and health.
A depiction of implementing both skills were displayed in the role playing video. “Engagement is concerned with establishing a relationship between the social worker and client, the value of which is critical to the rest of the planned change process. Steps in the engagement process include greeting the client, demonstrating effective attending skills, discussing agency services and client expectations, deciding if the agency and worker can help, offering appropriate services, and orienting the client to the helping process (Kirst-Ashman & Hull,
Highly organised with excellent time management skills, meeting tight and competing deadlines consistently. Capacity to initiate and develop new ideas, with the ability to uncover more efficient and effective processes. Committed to undertaking further training, with the ability to acquire new skills quickly and
This provides the parent or teacher with a report of what the student is learning. As well as how well the student is mastering the skills they are being taught and what reinforcement needs to be used at home and in the
One of the biggest challenges I have observed is clients, showing up for scheduled sessions. Many of the cases I am assigned are optional. Therefore, engagement is difficult to achieve. I will be attending an in-home therapy session with my clinical supervisor and will assist in developing a treatment plan based on his needs and wants. Engagement will occur together when we work with him with this process. Engagement involves establishing a relationship with the client essential for beginning the change process. The needs of the client are identified and included in the assessment process.
In working through this goal of lowering recidivism and new offenders, we work to make the community aware of crime and victimization and ways to avoid that. Simultaneously, we work as community liaisons bridging the gap from community members to the programs that work to serve them. In working with the outreach team we constantly go on visits to different types of organization as well as interact with those that we refer people to. The Outreach Team uses five outlets to help community members most frequently which include, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Peer 2 Peer, the “SURE” groups, Interrupters, and then the Outreach program.
To determine the effectiveness of Outreach 360 and the necessity of CRC’s return to Monte Cristi has proved rather difficult due to the people within the organization telling me one set of goals and objectives and the Outreach 360 website painting a much different picture. I have decided however, that I cannot evaluate an organization based off of a conversation I off-handedly had instead of the published goals that Outreach 360 has released on its webpage. Whether or not CRC should return to Outreach 360 may be more subjective and based in my experience but because I must evaluate the organization based off what it has told the world it has done and wants to do, I have decided that Outreach 360 does not effectively meet its goals and never will.
They can serve as a resource in the classroom and laboratory as guest speakers, in the SAE realm as mentors for placement projects as well as getting students started in various aspects of the industry, and in the FFA area to serve as coaches and judges for events- to name just a few examples. Many chapters will utilize their members to serve as chaperones, selection committee members for awards and scholarships, and a fresh perspective to look at classroom curriculum to ensure industry standards are being taught to the students. The Official FFA Manual cites 10 essentials for a successful chapter. One of these is school and community support.
Developing engagement techniques is a crucial part of becoming a social worker. Engagement with your client can often determine the impact the sessions will have on a client/ Developing a strong rapport with clients increase their comfort and help them be more willing to open up to the social worker. There are several different engagement styles used by social workers. As emerging social workers, we can develop our techniques by learning from the experience from current social workers as well as examining research on effectiveness of different engagement techniques.
Social influence/peer groups were one of the dominant themes in my observations, survey, and literature. Social influence looks at how individual thoughts, actions and feelings are influenced by social groups (Aronson, 2010).The desire to be accepted and liked by others can lead to dangerous behavior. College life can be an overwhelming experience for first time college students and or transfer students as they struggle to manage class time and social activities in an attempt to fit-in in the new environment that they may not be used to. Students can experience too much anxiety and drop out of college or fall behind classes. Working at the Cambell Student Union information Center, I observed a great deal of students falling into this trap of social influence and peer pressure. A female student tripped as she was going up the stairs to Spot Coffee but did not fall. What appears to be a group of guys who are not popular (guys who are not very well known), were seating where popular students normally seat. The group of guys started laughing at the girl and stopped. One guy kept laughing, but it was obvious he was forcing the laughter as to purposely attract attention. He started making jokes about the girl and carrying on the laughter so he would appear to be funny. Another example, which portrays peer influence, involves parties over the weekend. Multiple students stated they were falling behind in classes on the grounds of their friends wanted to go out the night before and they did not want to seem/appear “lame” so they tagged along. The influence of a group is intensified by the person’s desire to be an accepted member of the peer group. To achieve this desire he tries to conform in everyday to the patterns approved by the grou...
Of all the career paths to take, I never planned to be an administrator, but I am ready to take that step. I always knew I wanted to teach and after 10 years I am ready to explore another path. I would like something that would allow me to be innovative and creative, to always be learning something new, and so use my critical thinking skills. I would like the opportunity to be a problem-solver and be in charge of a large department where I would supervise, and develop educational policies and also plan functions of the college. “Deans must operate in an environment within which their authority is subject to ongoing challenge, making fortitude, perseverance, and humility important attributes for survival.”
High impact practices are important to the development and engagement of students (Kilgo et al, 2014). Two high impact practices that have a positive impact on students are collaborative learning and undergraduate research (Kilgo et al, 2014). I think the high impact practices will give student affairs professional different methods and opportunities to help develop and support students through their college career. Student affairs professionals are going to have to learn how to participate to high impact practices and find ways to motivate students to do them (Schuh et al, 2011). By doing this I believe that student affairs professionals and faculty can bridge the gap to help success of
As young adults prepare for their futures after high school, many are left without the skill set they need to ready themselves for what lies ahead. Skills such as resuming building, financial planning, and interview tactics are not taught in school curriculums and instead are required to be self-taught, often without guidance or the resources needed for thorough and accurate knowledge. When we look to develop our future generations into successful and prosperous adults, we must consider how we are setting them up for success in regards to these life skills, especially for when they leave the regimented constructs of their high-school education that provides hands-on explanations that can provide a deeper level of learning. The overall goal
As a school counselor, my mission is to help students learn about themselves and develop in three areas; personal/social, education, and career. I believe that every student has a gift that was given by God and my goal is to help students identify those gifts and purse those gifts to become successful students and citizens.