Resources

Below is a list of resources internal to the Kent State that Student Life members are encouraged to utilize to facilitate their learning and professional development.

Center for Corporate and Professional Development
Division Standing Committees
Kognito
KSU Training & Development
Student Life Fellows Institute

Below is a list of resources external to the University that Student Life members are encouraged to utilize to facilitate their learning and professional development.

10 Books About Race: Lists and briefly summarizes ten resources to learn more about racial injustice. 

About Campus: Bimonthly publication for educators who want to examine contemporary issues, policies, and practices that influence student learning in higher education. Available in print and web form to ACPA members.

ACPA Graduate Prep Program Directory: Search through a database of over 100 graduate preparation programs related to higher education and student affairs.

Assessment Best Practice Webinars: Baseline has curated a variety of free webinars on a wide range of assessment-related topics.

Association of American Colleges & Universities: Offers a weekly email with recent news stories, publications and research, and events, conferences, and webinars related to liberal education and inclusive excellence.

Chronicle of Higher Education, InsideHigherEd, University Business: Websites and publications that present news, information, and jobs for college and university professionals.

Education Source (EBSCO): The largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals providing scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers.

Journal of College Student Development: JCSD, the largest and leading source of research about college students and the field of student affairs, publishes scholarly articles and reviews from a wide range of academic fields. This resource is free with individual ACPA membership.

Harvard Business Review Bestsellers 

HigherEd/StudentAffairs Live: An online learning community for educators exploring current topics affecting college students and their campus environments.

LinkedInLearning: LinkedIn offers courses to help build important skills such as managing a team, boost employee engagement, communication, and managing conflict. Courses are offered for staff, managers, and leaders at all levels.

NASPA Online Learning Community: Explore hundreds of online courses from NASPA’s initiatives, programs, and events.  Some courses are free, and some offer a discounted cost to members.

NASPA Policy and Advocacy: Provides overviews and updates on key federal and state policy conversations relevant to student affairs work.

NASPA Policy Briefing Series: Free monthly online professional development opportunities provided on the last Thursday of every month from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Archived briefings can be found on the NASPA YouTube channel.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Student Life staff members are encouraged to join and get involved in professional organizations to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Staff should dialogue with their supervisor about which professional organization and conference involvement would make the most sense for them given their role/functional area, professional goals, developmental plans, and budget. Following are organizations with which we have institutional memberships, which provides access to their resources and offers individual memberships at a discounted rate:

• AAUW-American Association of University Women
• ACHA - American College Health Association
• ACPA- College Student Educators International
• ACUHO-I- Association of College and University Housing Officers- International
• ACUI- Association of College Unions International
• AFA - Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors
• AHEAD - Association on Higher Education and Disability
• ASCA - Association for Student Conduct Administration
• ATIXA - Association of Title IX Administrators
• ITGA – International Town and Gown Association
• NaBITA – The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association
• NACA- National Association for Campus Activities
• NACAS - National Association of College Auxiliary Services
• NACE- National Association of Colleges and Employers
• NACUBO - National Association of College and University Business Officers
• NAFSA - Association of International Educators  
• NASPA- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
• NCORE - National Conference on Race and Ethnicity
• NIRSA- Leaders in Campus Recreation

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