Publisher's Synopsis
Here, finally, is a publication completely dedicated to strategicplanning in student affairs. This volume applies business andnonprofit techniques to higher education, bringing the topic ofstrategic thinking, planning, and acting to the daily work of theprofession. Editor Shannon Ellis, vice president of studentservices in the College of Education at the University of Nevado,Reno, and contributing authors take the student servicespractitioner through the process of preplanning, implementation andassessment. They explore the role that student services strategicplanning plays in budget work, academic relations and crisismanagement.
With case studies from Tulane University and University ofNevada, Reno and in-depth advice from the field, this volumeprovides student affairs professionals with the guidance needed tolaunch collaborative, flexible and effective student servicesstrategic planning in their own institutions.
This is the 132nd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly reportseries New Directions for Student Services. Anindispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs,deans of students, student counselors, and other student servicesprofessionals, New Directions for Student Services offersguidelines and programs for aiding students in their totaldevelopment: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.
