Principles
As we go forward in the coming months and years, we must be mindful of several important principles.
- Each member of the Student Affairs staff is valued and valuable. We have much to learn from each other and whether new or ‘seasoned’, every member of the Student Affairs team has an important role to play.
- We are obligated to act with integrity and with ethical conviction. Our behaviors speak louder than our words and students will be quick to model our best behavior, but quicker to model our worst.
- We require inspiring reward and acknowledgement systems, clear expectations and effective communications.
- We are more effective in collaboration with others than we are as a collective of individuals. That there are individual obligations and opportunities is undeniable, but more often than not, we are most effective when we work in concert with others.
- Organizational structure is an administrative convenience and not an inalterable feature. We are most productive when people and units are interdependent, when organizational boundaries are permeable and when collaboration crosses these boundaries.
- We require assessment and evaluation methods and processes that will validate learning outcomes and programmatic effectiveness in meeting our goals. Finally, we must recognize that change is inevitable and when accommodated, invigorating and productive.
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