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Student Affairs and Services in Higher Education:An Overview of the North American Context Jason A. Laker, Ph.D. Vice-President for Student Affairs Professor, Connie L. Lurie College of Education San José State University Session Outline Personal introduction Brief Historical Context Overview of Professional and Educational Preparation for Student Affairs/Services Curriculum Career Progression Examples of Organizational Structures Professional Community Current and Emerging Trends and Issues Questions and Discussion U.S. Historical Context American Council on Education-2-day conference in 1937 to clarify the roles and purpose of “student personnel work.” Conference report entitled, “The Student Personnel Point of View.” (see: /pubs/files/StudAff_1949.pdf) Origins prior to that, documented reports and discussions as early as 1926. Viewpoint was rooted in career/guidance counseling U.S. Historical Context Deans of Men; Deans of Women Early: Guiding principle evolved as In loco parentis – in place of parents (Latin) Viewing student as a whole person Later/Current: Students as Adults, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Student Rights and Responsibilities U.S. Historical Context “THE CENTRAL PURPOSE of higher education is the preservation, transmittal, and enrichment of culture by means of instruction, scholarly work, and scientific research. During the past few decades experience has pointed up the desirability of broadening this purpose to embrace additional emphases and objectives. Among these new goals, three stand out: Education for a fuller realization of democracy in every phase of living; Education directly and explicitly for international understanding and cooperation; Education for the application of creative imagination and trained intelligence to the solution of social problems and to the administration of public affairs. Although these added goals aim essentially at societal growth, they affect positively the education and developmen