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Student Affairs Professional Preparation: New Approaches to Contemporary Topics
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This session examines critical issues pertinent to today’s work of serving college students and the professionals who support them. Join Jackie Clark and Jeannette Smith, editors of NASPA's new book Student Affairs Professional Preparation, as they review how the book can be used both in practice and in the classroom. There will also be presentations on three key chapters: Dena Kniess and Kristin Walker-Donnelly will discuss approaches to assessment, research, and evaluation; Karen Francis-Begay and Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox will discuss tribal colleges as an institution type; and Pamela Peter and Dawn Johnson will explore student activism and protest.
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Dr. Jackie Clark
Associate Professor, Associate Dean
St. Martin's University
Jackie Clark is an associate professor at Saint Martin’s University.
She has designed and implemented, and currently leads, two new
programs at her institution: an MEd in higher education and student
affairs and a PhD in leadership studies. Her research interests include
small college environments, equity and assessment, academic program
development, and college leadership.
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Jeannette Smith
Vice President of Student Affairs
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Jeannette Smith is the vice president of student affairs at the
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts.
She has worked at large, public institutions, small private colleges,
and public liberal arts colleges. Smith is a scholar–practitioner with
19 years of experience spanning student unions, residence life, academic
advising, financial aid, and shared governance. Her research
areas of interest include policy, equity, student development, professional
work environments, and financial aid.