Academic and
Student Affairs Council*
In the publication, Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus
on the Student Experience (2004), it is argued that students should receive
a transformative academic education that prepares them to become “intentional” or
active learners; this type of preparation must be endorsed and promoted by both
academic and student affairs units and by faculty members. The University of
Delaware’s Academic and Student Affairs Council seeks to promote and develop
initiatives aimed at building a community of scholarship and enhancing the
learning environment through the interaction and integration of academic and
student affairs’ programs and activities. The Council will explore opportunities
to develop initiatives and partnerships that combine the acquisition of knowledge
in an academic setting with experiential learning through student life
activities. One of our goals is to promote and encourage the development and
implementation of initiatives (e.g, conferences, workshops, academic and
research opportunities), in concert with on-going learning opportunities
through academic course work and student life activities, to enhance students’
educational experiences at the
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Promote the
growth and development of a campus
culture that recognizes, encourages, and expects the integration of academic
initiatives with student life initiatives.
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Identify
important points of intersection: Essential
learning for UD students that is enhanced by collaborations between academic
and student affairs.
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Forge sustainable
partnerships and integrate the resources of academic and student life units at the
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Provide a forum
for exchange between academic and student life units to develop and implement
activities that will facilitate and enhance the integration of academic learning
and student development at UD.
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Promote the
active participation of faculty, staff, and students in developing, sponsoring,
and participating in activities aimed at integrating academic and student life
issues.
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Work with and
encourage faculty to develop new courses, innovative learning modules, and
interdisciplinary and international efforts which integrate academic and
student life issues.
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Serve as a
resource for and assist members of academic and student affairs units as they
seek to create sustainable partnerships with one another.
The
Council will promote and encourage university-wide initiatives and activities
to address the existing gap between academic and student affairs. It is
noteworthy that there are many opportunities for the integration of academic
and student life issues, including service learning, internships, living-learning
programs, and study abroad, among others. The Council recognizes that the
educational process is a complex and multi-dimensional one that requires that educational
institutions pay special attention to the changing demographic and socio-economic
characteristics of their students, as well as to issues related to an increasingly
diverse student population. Therefore, the Council aims to promote enhanced learning experiences that prepare
students to live and function effectively in a diverse and multicultural world.
President for Campus Life.
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