Competencies in Administrators Studies

I. Student Affairs/Services Professionals

The purpose of this research agenda is to identify general characteristics or competencies in student affairs/services professionals that senior student affairs/services officers look for in the student affairs/services professionals they hire and correlate those competencies with general characteristics or competencies in student affairs/services professionals that senior academic affairs/instructional services officers look for in the student affairs/services professionals with whom they work. A third correlation will also be conducted with the perceptions of senior business affairs/services officers.

II. Global Competencies in Student Affairs/Services Professionals and other Administrators

The purpose of this study is to identify global competencies in student affairs/services professionals so that the preparation programs can refine their curriculum in order to prepare student affairs/services professionals to support and facilitate the student learning and development of global citizens.