Student Affairs Resources
Study abroad
StudentAffairs.com
A number of student personnel oriented graduate programs run intensive study programs, primarily abroad. StudentAffairs.com keeps a list of opportunities on their website as positions become available. Go to StudentAffairs.com for more information and a list of opportunities.
Missouri State University Study Away Program
Missouri State University is committed to providing increased opportunities for educational and experiential exchanges and study tours, and contacts with foreign students and scholars on campus. For more information about the opportunities offered by MSU, see the University website for study away programs.
Professional associations
- AACC - American Association of Community Colleges
- AASCU - American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- ACPA - American College Personnel Association
- ACE - American Council on Education
- ACA - American Counseling Association
- AERA - American Educational Research Association
- ASHE - Association for the Study of Higher Education
- AACU - Association of American Colleges and Universities
- ACAP - Association of College Administrative Professionals
- ACU-I - Association of College Unions - International
- ASJA - Association of Student Judicial Affairs
- ASGS - Association of Support for Graduate Students
- CIVSA - Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association
- CASE - Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
- CGS - Council of Graduate Schools
- MWACE - Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers
- NACA - National Association for Campus Activities
- NACAC - National Association for College Admission Counseling
- NACADA - National Academic Advising Association
- NACE - National Association of Colleges and Employers
- NACURH - National Association of College and University Residence Halls
- NAFSA - Association of International Educators
- NASAP - National Association of Student Affairs Professionals
- NASFAA - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- NASPA - National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
- NCDA - National Career Development Association
- NODA - National Orientation Directors Association
Career search resources
Scholarly journals
Scholarly journals
- Ethics Standards and Practices - (PowerPoint Presentation) – Developed by the ACPA Ethics Committee
- July 2007 ACPA Report on Professional Competencies within the Student Affairs Field
- Review the 2009 Residency Report to view current trends in Residence Hall Staff appointments
- The Top Ten Policy Issues for Higher Education 2009
- The Journal of Higher Education article “Towards a Theory of Doctoral Student Professional Identity Development”
- The Eighth Vector, ACPA's Newsletter for Graduate Students and New Professionals.
Articles, reports, and newsletters
- Unleashing Suppressed Voices on College Campuses: Diversity Issues in Higher Education
Brown, O.G., Hinton, K., & Howard-Hamilton, M. (2007)
New York: Peter Lang Publisher -
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision
Brown, T., Parks, G., & Phillips, C. (2005)
The University Press of Kentucky -
CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education (6th edition)
Dean, L. (2006)
Washington, D.C.: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education -
Advising Student Groups and Organizations
Dunkel, N. & Schuh, J. (1998)
San Francisco: Jossey Bass -
Foundations of Student Affairs Practice: How Philosophy, Theory, and Research Strengthen Educational Outcomes
Hamrick, F., Evans, N., & Schuh, J. (2002)
San Francisco: Jossey Bass
- Black Greek 101
Kimbrough, W. (2003)
Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press - Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter
Kuh, G., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J., & Whitt, E. (2005)
San Francisco: Jossey Bass - How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research (Volume 2)
Pascarella, E. & Terenzini, P.T. (2005)
San Francisco: Jossey Bass - A History of American Higher Education
Thelin, J. (2004)
Baltimore and London: John Hopkins Press - Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition (2nd Edition)
Tinto, V. (1993)
Chicago: University of Chicago Press - The Professional Student Affairs Administrator
Winston, R., Creamer, D., & Miller, T. (2001)
New York: Brunner-Routledge