Spring 2011
Bourke named to Editorial Board of Student Affairs Journal
Brian Bourke, assistant professor in the LSU College of Education Department of Educational Theory, Policy and Practice, or ETPP, has been named to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.
The Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, or JSARP, is a national, peer-reviewed journal housed in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, or NASPA.
Practice makes perfect for Job Searches
Second year students in the Higher Education & Student Affairs Master’s program took part in the Tiger Placement Exchange, a mock job placement center. The Tiger Placement Exchange is a collaborative effort between the Division of Student Life and Enrollment Services and the Higher Education Program within the College of Education that is aimed at providing master’s students in their 2nd year practice with interviewing in a placement exchange setting. As a mock placement exchange, the Tiger Placement Exchange recreates and simulates the placement exchange experience from pre-registration, searching job postings, and scheduling interviews with employers to the experience of interviewing with employers. Much like a placement exchange, the Tiger Placement Exchange is setup where candidates are interviewed in a room where other interviews are taking place simultaneously. This distracting environment mimics what students experience in regional and national placement centers.
Doctoral students have strong presence at academic conferences
Higher Education doctoral students continue to shine as they present their work at academic conferences. Our budding scholars have presented original academic papers at a wide range of academic gatherings during this academic year. Both Curriculum Camp and Bergamo were venues where Higher Education doctoral students presented works examining curricular issues within post-secondary settings. Several students are slated to present at the annual conferences of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Each paper presented demonstrates that the Higher Education program is made up of exceptional scholars.
Master’s students represent LSU in Case Study Competition
Ola Okubanjo and Mallory Prevost, both 1st year Master of Arts students in the Higher Education Program recently earned 1st Place in a case study competitions held at the Southern Association of College Student Affairs Annual Conference in November 2010 . Thirteen teams competed, representing several of LSU’s peer institutions, including the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Florida State University, and Clemson University. Each team was presented was a case scenario of an issue within student affairs practice and given a set amount of time to prepare a response, after which each team presented the response to a panel of judges.
Students present at national meetings of professional associations
Students in the Higher Education program presented at two national student affairs conferences: the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Sessions included reports on assessment results and perspectives on best practices. These efforts continue to highlight the great work in which our students are engaged as scholar-practitioners.
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