Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education
NASPA IV-West Regional Conference
November 3-5, 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico
March 6-10, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
ACPA National Convention
March 20-24, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
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
Missouri State University is committed to provide 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 International Programs. You may find more helpful information by contacting the Study Away Organization.
Scholarly Journals
American Educational Research Journal
College Student Affairs Journal
International Journal of Leadership in Education
Journal of College Student Development
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
Articles, Reports and Newsletters
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 released by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
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, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Winter 2008, Spring 2009.
Career Search
Books

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