Professional Development Committee
Mission
The Division of Student Affairs Professional Development Committee provides learning opportunities for staff to enhance their professional and personal growth. This is accomplished through new employee orientation, intentional in-service programs, engagement through collaboration and divisional service, and support for participations to specific professional development institutes.
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Goals
- Facilitate an on-boarding program for new staff to ensure a smooth and effective transition to the Division of Student Affairs and Kennesaw State University
- Engage staff in their own professional and personal development
- Develop, promote, and implement purposeful staff development opportunities
- Cultivate a stronger sense of community and collaboration among staff, students, and across departments
- Promote divisional values to guide our profession and practice at Kennesaw State University
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MembershipNamePosition
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Teresa Johnston
Teresa Johnston Student Affairs LeadershipPosition:
Student Affairs LeadershipPhone: (470) 578-2539
Email: tjohnst8@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 3431
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Nigel Harris
Nigel Harris Sports and RecreationPosition:
Sports and RecreationPhone: (470) 568-3088
Email: nharris6@kennesaw.edu
Location: PE 1077
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Karen Boettler
Karen Boettler Student Leadership & ServicesPosition:
Student Leadership & ServicesPhone: (470) 578-2688
Email: kboettle@kennesaw.edu
Location: ST 269B
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Amy Burnette
Amy Burnette Sports and Recreation -
Colin Chadwick
Colin Chadwick Student Conduct and Academic IntegrityPosition:
Student Conduct and Academic IntegrityPhone: (470) 578-3403
Email: cchadwi6@kennesaw.edu
Location: ST 274E
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Judy Craven
Judy Craven Marietta Student AffairsPosition:
Marietta Student AffairsPhone: (470) 578-2331
Email: jcraven@kennesaw.edu
Location: A 230J
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Jessica Duvall
Jessica Duvall Cultural and Community CentersPosition:
Cultural and Community CentersPhone: (470) 578-7557
Email: jduvall6@kennesaw.edu
Location: UC 126A
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Matt Khoury
Matt Khoury Strategic Planning, Assessment, and AnalysisPosition:
Strategic Planning, Assessment, and AnalysisPhone: (470) 578-2487
Email: mkhoury1@kennesaw.edu
Location: A 230L
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Tonya McPherson
Tonya McPherson Student Activities -
Nicole Phillips
Nicole Phillips Student Advocacy -
Wayne Strother
Wayne Strother Counseling and Psychological ServicesPosition:
Counseling and Psychological ServicesPhone: (470) 578-7391
Email: wstrothe@kennesaw.edu
Location: A 170h
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Professional Development Committee Services
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
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Divisional New Staff Welcome and Orientation
Learn about:
- Our division
- Resources for your success
- Staff Engagement Opportunities
- Meet new Colleagues and senior leaders in the Division
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Center for University Learning (CUL)
The Center for University Learning offers a variety of opportunities to develop your skills. To view upcoming training sessions as well as self guided online training modules, visit their website.
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National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
The core of NASPA’s mission is to provide professional development for student affairs educators and administrators who share the responsibility for a campus wide focus on the student experience.
For more professional development opportunities or to learn more about NASPA, visit their website.
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American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
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Functional Area Professional Organizations
Career Development: NACE is the leading organization of choice for career developent professionals. For more information visit their website.
Counseling and Psychological Services: The American College Counseling Association is a primary resource for campus counselors. Additional information can be found here.
Disability Services: There are a host of organizations that work in this space, including specialized organizations, as well as NASPA. A good place to start would be the NASPA website.
Diversity and Cultural Communities: As with Disability Services, there are a host of organizations that work in this space, zeroing in on particular populations. A good place to start would be the NASPA knowledge community website.
Greek Life: The Association of Fraternity | Sorority Advisors is a centralizing force in professional organizations for Greek Life. More information can be found here.
Housing and Residence Life: ACUHO-I is the leading organization of choice for campus housing and residence life professionals. For more professional development opportunities or to learn more about ACUHO-I, visit their website.
Orientation: Orientation's primary professional organization is the National Orientation Directors' Association. Their website can be found here.
Sports and Recreation: NIRSA strives to be the primary resource of continuing education for collegiate recreation professionals throughout their careers. For more information, visit their website.
Student Activites: The National Association for Campus Activities is a primary organization in the Student Activities space. Additional information can be found here.
Student Conduct: The Association for Student Conduct Administration is a primary organization in the Student Conduct functional area. For more information, please visit their website.
Student Leadership: Because there are many areas within the functional area of leadership -- including organization leadership, service learning, and more -- a good starting place would be NASPA's student leadership program's knowledge community website.
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Assessment Professional Development
The Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL), in conjunction with Colorado State University, are offering the 3rd iteration of a free MOOC, titled “Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs.” For more info visit the website.
Additional Assessment resources for Division of Student Affairs staff can be found on the Strategic Planning, Assessment, and Analysis website.
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Upcoming WebinarsDo you have a webinar you want to share with the Divison of Student Affairs? Contact Sandefur Porter to get it posted here.