CSA Digest & Other Blogs to Read

We counted the survey votes and 60% of you would like the Digest to return!  Therefore, the first issue of the Digest will be emailed on Sunday, September 4.  As always, please send your submissions/announcements to me by 8pm on Friday.  If you are not currently on the digest distribution list, please email college.student.affairs@gse.rutgers.edu so that we can add you.

In the meantime, the survey results shed some light on the fact that many our readers just don't know about the whole world of blogging.... there are TONS of blogs out there that you can be reading about higher education, student affairs, etc!  Here are just a few that I personally read and that I recommend you also check out:

The Student Affairs Collaborative: http://thesabloggers.org/
Changing Higher Education: http://www.changinghighereducation.com/
Higher Education and Law: http://www.clhe.org/marketplaceofideas/
Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/
The Chronicle - Head Count: http://www.insidehighered.com/
The Chronicle - Innovations: http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations
The Chronicle - On Hiring: http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/
Inside the Search: http://studentaffairscom19.blogspot.com/
The Jersey Alliance: http://thejerseyalliance.wordpress.com/

Do any of you have other blog suggestions for our readers?   Leave a comment and let us know what blogs you follow!  

*This will be the last official post for the CSA Blog.  It will not be updated during the year but may possibly return next year as a mode of summer communication.  If you've been following us, thanks for reading the CSA Blog, and have a great year!  

"CSA Weekly Digest or CSA Blog?" Survey

In preparation for the upcoming school year, the CSA program has created a survey to see whether our readers want us to continue the CSA Weekly Digest or the CSA Blog.  This brief survey should take no longer than 3-5 minutes and it will help us to determine which information source is more popular within our CSA community.  You can find the survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T9HJDC8. 

Please complete the survey only one time by Tuesday, August 23 at 5pm.  Thank you in advance for all your help! 

Reminder: CSA Book List

A few months ago we wrote a blog post entitled "Expanding our Book List."  We currently have only two responses recommending Outliers and Admission so we're curious to see what the rest of you are reading this summer!  It can be any type of book: a classic; a controversial or provocative read; a related fiction book; or something else.

Just click "comment" at the bottom of that post or this one and write a quick recommendation.  Then select "Name" and let us know who you are before submitting your comment.

Happy reading!

New Field Experiences with Student Life

There are 3 new and unique field experience opportunities for the CSA second year cohort: The Student Life department is looking for graduate students interested in technology/innovation, student learning, and collaboration with university departments. These field experiences are:

• Multimedia E-learning
• Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Collaboration
• Assessment Strategy and Reporting Methods

All field experience interns will have the opportunity to learn about and use an IPad2. If you are interested in obtaining more information, please e-mail Courtney O’Connell (cmstone@echo.rutgers.edu) for further information.

May 6 Spring Reception/Learning Narrative Photos

Have you seen pictures from the May 6, 2011 Spring Reception event?  You can now view them on the CSA's Facebook page.  

Expanding our Book List!

If you visit the College Student Affairs program website, you will see that we have compiled a Recommended Reading List for students; these are the books that faculty believes every student affairs professional should read.  


NOW IT'S UP TO YOU!  Tell us what book you think every student affairs professional ought to read.  This can be: a timeless "classic;" a new controversial book; something specific to one field within student affairs; etc.  


We want to make this a comprehensive list that our students can then use to prepare before going out into the field, or for our graduates, keep them well-read in student affairs literature.  So click on "Comments" directly under this post and let us know what book(s) YOU recommend!  (All readers are welcome to comment).   

Introducing the 2011 Cohort Student Profiles!

We invite you to visit the CSA website and get to know the new students of the 2011 Cohort by browsing the Student Profiles webpage!  

May 6 Learning Narrative Event

All current and former supervisors of College Student Affairs Ed.M. students (graduate internships, field experiences, or other) are cordially invited to attend the College Student Affairs Spring Reception on Friday, May 6 from 5:00-6:30pm in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room. 


We will celebrate the accomplishments of the second-year CSA students who are completing their Ed.M. degrees, and we will also recognize and thank you -  the professional colleagues who have worked with, and continue to work with, CSA master's students throughout the two-year degree program. Additionally, the Advisory Committee members who laid the groundwork for establishing the Rutgers CSA program will be our honored guests at the reception. 


Please plan to join us for this very special occasion in the life of the College Student Affairs Program. 

CSA Town Hall Meeting

FLSA is sponsoring a Town Hall meeting for CSA students to discuss the program and voice their concerns/ comments to CSA faculty and staff.  The meeting will be held on Tues., April 12 at 4:00pm at the RSC, room 410.  We hope to see you all there!

 

Dr. Perna as Presenter in Distinguished Lecture Series

The College Student Affairs in Higher Education Distinguished Lecture Series will host Dr. Laura Perna on Thurs., March 31 at 3:00pm.  Visiting from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Perna will focus on the issue of educational attainment, particularly for traditionally underrepresented students.  

This event will take place the BCC Center Room and is free and open to the public.  For more information, click here.  We hope to see you there!