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The Dean of Students Office

The Dean of Students Office. Missouri State University Katelynn James, Kelsie Young, Alex Owens, Logan Franklin, A’dja Jones , Brett McKnight , & Kim Dubree. Key Players. Mike Jungers , Dean of Students Kim Sahr , Coordinator of Student Conduct

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The Dean of Students Office

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  1. The Dean of Students Office Missouri State University KatelynnJames, Kelsie Young, Alex Owens, Logan Franklin, A’djaJones, Brett McKnight, & Kim Dubree

  2. Key Players • Mike Jungers, Dean of Students • Kim Sahr, Coordinator of Student Conduct • Debi Agee, Parking Appeals Administrator • Administrative Assistants • Graduate Assistants

  3. General Relation to SAHE • General Duties • History: The merging of “Deans of Men and Women” to “Deans of Students”

  4. Historical Origins at Missouri State University • The Bertha Wells “Legacy” (1924-1955) • Dean of Men (1946) • Administrative Dean (1947-1962) • Dean of Students (1962) • Addition of new roles • Associate and Assistant Deans of Students • Establishment of an official disciplinary code (1971)

  5. Historical Origins at Missouri State University • Office of Student Life & Development (1984) • Formerly Dean of Students Office • Fell under the newly created VP and Assistant VP of Student Affairs • Renamed Dean of Students Office (1999-2001) • Student Life and Development • Dean of Students Office today

  6. Organization • Answers to the VP of Student Affairs

  7. Mission • “To empower students to achieve personal and educational goals” (Dean of Students Office, 2012) • The University as a whole: • “Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons” (Missouri State University, 2012)

  8. Services Offered • Accessibility • Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union • Free of charge to students • Safe-zone trained staff • Some of the services include: • Legal advice • Access to the BIT • Alcohol and drug prevention team

  9. Challenges and Successes • Successes • Transition to new Student Conduct Coordinator • Enhancement of Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT); addition of substance abuse counselor • Additional desk workers • Challenges • Budget cuts • Need for more office support

  10. General Trends • Student Mental Health • BIT • Programming • Evolving Student Populations • Address Student Needs • AER • Additional Staff Member

  11. Student Learning Imperative • Mission • Resource Allocation • Collaboration with other agents • Inclusion of Learning Experts • Implementation of research and assessment findings

  12. Issues Affecting the Office • Not enough personnel due to budget cuts • Growing need for more programs and policies related to wellness and sexual assault prevention

  13. Our Recommendations • Short-term recommendations • Greater focus on wellness and sexual assault prevention • Long-term recommendations • Addition of a full-time staff member to focus on program and program assessment

  14. Questions?

  15. References ACPA (1994). The student learning imperative: Implications for student affairs. Retrieved from: http://www.acpa.nche.edu/sli/sli.htm. Dean of Students Office (2012). Missouri State University Dean of Students Office. Retrieved from http://www.missouristate.edu/dos/ Ellis, R. (1968). Shrine of the Ozarks: A history of Southwest Missouri State College 1905-1965. Springfield, MO: Southwest Missouri State College. Grand Valley State University Dean of Students (2012). Dean of Students office staff. Retrieved from http://www.gvsu.edu/dos/dean-of-students-office-staff-35.htm Herdlein, R. J.J. (2004). ThyrsaWealtheow Amos: The dean of deans. NASPA Journal, 41(2), 336-355. Illinois State University Dean of Students Office (2012). About Dean of Students Office. Retrieved from http://deanofstudents.illinoisstate.edu/about/ Komives, S., Woodard, Jr., D., & associates. (2003). Student services: A handbook for the profession (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Missouri State University (2012). Mission Statement. Retrieved from http://www.missouristate.edu/about/missionstatement.htm National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, (n.d.). NASPA history.Retrieved from About NASPA Web site: http://naspa.org/about/index.cfm?show=5. NASPA. (2011). A research and scholarship agenda for the student affairs profession. NASPA Research Division Office of Student Affairs. (1947-1999). Bear facts. Unpublished manuscript, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. Sandeen, A. (2004). Educating the whole student: The growing academic importance of student affairs. Change, 36(3), 28-33. Schwartz, R. A. (2001). The Disappearing Deans of Men — Where They Went and Why: A Historical Perspective. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle,Washington . Schwartz, R. A. A. (2002). The rise and demise of deans of men. The Review of Higher Education, 26(2), 217-239. Stillwell, T. (1972). The legacy of Bertha Wells. In D. D. Landon, Daring to excel: the first 100 years of Southwest Missouri State University (p. 72). Springfield, MO: Southwest Missouri State University. Tuttle, K. (2004). The Historical Perspective of Women Administrators in Higher Education. 2004 NASPA Alice Manicur Symposium.

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