This Course examines the historical developments and philosophical rationale of student housing. The course emphasizes translating theoretical underpinnings regarding residence life management into practical initiatives to enhance student learning. This Course explores the multidimensional challenge of addressing diversity issues in universities and colleges from a Christian perspective. While some attention is given to raising student consciousness, much of the course examines the intricacies of implementing diversity policies. This course examines and integrates recent and traditional literature on leadership with examples of administrative practices and roles in the higher education setting.
Discussions focus on recent works that challenge the way that administrators define their tasks.
Particular expressions of organizational theory and leadership practice are considered through the practical exercise of examining the contemporary roles of college administrators. The course offers students an opportunity to continue class conversations via e-mail and listserv technologies. This course presents the historical development of assessment and retention, their foundational principles, their application and relationship, and how they may be viewed from a biblical perspective. The content focuses on how assessment and retention function within the full scope of higher education, from curriculum to student development. In this course, students examine various aspects of the college professorate in contemporary academe.