2012 NASPA Annual Conference Phoenix, Arizona March 1014, 2012 A
Question with Many Answers: Who is the American College Student?
Monday, March 12; 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - 226B : Convention Center
Mackenzie R. Streit Bradley E. Cox Jeff Gardner Michelle Robinson
Cassidy Sansone Slide 2 Plan for Today Introduction Preflection
Background Mini-presentations by students Reflection Application
and discussion Slide 3 Preflection On a piece of paper Who is the
American college student? List three stakeholders who have an
interest in understanding college students Slide 4 Background SDS
5624: The American College Student College Students today: More
diverse than ever before (Berkner & Choy, 2008; Hussar &
Bailey, 2011; Snyder, Dillow, & Hoffman, 2008) Have also become
more complicated in terms of attitudes/beliefs (Higher Education
Research Institute, 2007) Changing attendance patterns (e.g.,
swirling, vertical transfer, reverse transfers)(Bradburn, Hurst,
& Peng, 2001; Peter & Forrest Cataldi, 2005) Slide 5
Assignment Semester-long Individual Meetings Stakeholder analysis
One page, one minute Research proposal Final products Paper
Presentation Slide 6 Multimedia Presentations *Cassidy Sansone*
Representing Your Brand *Jeff Gardner* Students in the Community:
Implications for Mayors *Michelle Robinson* Dance Marathon Explored
Nina Flanagan College Students and Credit Cards * Students here at
NASPA * Slide 7 Reflection and Application Who is the American
College student in the eyes of the stakeholder you identified in
the first activity? Understanding the stakeholder Interest or
relationship to students Language, culture, context, means of
communication Understanding college students Relevant data sources
Stereotypes Current information Slide 8 Reflection and Application
In small groups please discuss: Any stakeholders who are
particularly challenging to address. Commonalities across the
messages delivered to varied stakeholders. Questions about the
student presentations and/or class assignment Slide 9 Powerful
Presentation In just 30 seconds Slide 10 References Berkner, L. K.,
& Choy, S. (2008). Descriptive summary of 2003-04 beginning
postsecondary students: Three years later. Washington, D.C.:
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of
Education Bradburn, E. M., Hurst, D. G., & Peng, S. S. (2001).
Community college transfer rates to 4-year institutions using
alternate definitions of transfer. Washington, D.C.: National
Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
Higher Education Research Institute. (2007). The American freshman:
Forty-year trends: 1966-2006 HERI Research Brief: UCLA's Higher
Education Research Institute. Hussar, W. J., & Bailey, T. M.
(2011). Projections of Education Statistics to 2019 (pp. 180).
Washington DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Peter, K.,
& Forrest Cataldi, E. (2005). The road less traveled: Students
who enroll in multiple institutions. Washington, D.C.: National
Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Snyder, T. D., Dillow, S. A., & Hoffman, C. (2008). Digest of
education statistics, 2007. (NCES 2008-22). Retrieved from
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008022.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008022. Slide
11 Contact Information Bradley E. Cox, Ph.D. Assistant Professor,
Higher Education Program Educational Leadership & Policy
Studies The Florida State University [email protected] Mackenzie
R. Streit, M.Ed. Doctoral Candidate, Higher Education Program
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Instructor,
Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies The Florida State
University [email protected] Jeff Gardner 2 nd year Masters
student, Higher Education Program Graduate Assistant, Student
Rights & Responsibilities The Florida State University
[email protected] Michelle Robinson 2 nd year Masters student,
Higher Education Program Interim Assistant Director, Greek Life The
Florida State University [email protected] Cassidy Sansone 2 nd year
Masters student, Higher Education Program Graduate Assistant,
Oglesby Student Union The Florida State University
[email protected] Slide 12