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Qualifications
The University provides services
supporting its mission with qualified personnel to ensure the quality and
effectiveness of its student affairs programs. The University provides
quality student affairs programs by hiring qualified and experienced
personnel to direct these programs. All hiring practices set forth by
the University's Department of Human Resources are enforced.
Student affairs personnel
are experienced, student oriented and extensively involved in student
activities that enhance and complement the student's education outside of
the classroom.
It is the belief of the Vice President of Student Affairs that
educationally qualified and experiences professionals are essential to the
services provided. All staff, regardless of education level, are
encouraged to take classes that will help them serve the student body of
Lamar University.
Through effective administration and direct contact
with students on a daily basis, Division of Student Affairs personnel encourage
and educate students outside the classroom and complement their academic growth
with programs, services, and activities that promote physical, mental,
emotional, social, occupational, and spiritual development.
All Divisions
of Student Affairs unit heads and staff have the appropriate educational
background, experience level, and skills to effectively administer their
respective units. These credential requirements meet those specified by the
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, as outlined in
The Book of Professional Standards for Higher Education 2006,
and number of staff in the Division of Student Affairs is
adequate to provide quality services that meet the needs of Lamar students.
Qualification Details
Student affairs
administrators hold membership in professional organizations to remain current
in their field and establish networks for sharing best practices.
Some of these
organizations include:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American
Association for Employment in Education
American
Association of Critical Care Nursing
American College
Health Association
American College Personnel Association
American Counseling Association
Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities
Association of College Unions International
Association of Fraternity Advisors
College
Media Advisors
Consortium of College Testing Centers
Houston Area
Consortium of Career Centers
National Intramural Recreational Sports
Association
National Orientation Directors Association
National Association of Campus Activities
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
National Recreation and Park Association
National
Association of Social Workers
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
National
Collegiate Testing Association
National Counseling and
Development Association
National
Student Employer Association
Southeastern
Association of Student Employers
Southwest
Association of College and University Housing Officers
Texas Association for Employment in Education
Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators
Texas Association of
Collegiate Testing Personnel
Texas
Intercollegiate Press Association
Texas Medical
Association
Texas Nurse Practitioners
Texas Nurse Practitioner Association
Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners
Texas State Board
of Social Worker Examiners
41% of the division has a Masters degree or higher
30% have completed coursework towards advanced degrees
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