Counseling and Student Development 2005 Advisory Meeting

CSA Student Exit Interview & Follow-up Survey Results

Foundational Studies

Student Development Theory

Student Characteristics

Individual & Group Intervention

Organization & Administration of Student Affairs

Assessment, Evaluation, & Research

Supervised Practice

Strengths of Program Graduates appreciated the smaller class sizes Graduates appreciated the smaller class sizes Graduates found the required graduate assistantship and internships to be a beneficial aspect of the program Graduates found the required graduate assistantship and internships to be a beneficial aspect of the program Graduates valued the professional knowledge of the faculty Graduates valued the professional knowledge of the faculty

Recommendations Graduates desired more thesis support from the faculty Graduates desired more thesis support from the faculty Graduates were not prepared for the individual and group intervention areas Graduates were not prepared for the individual and group intervention areas More work is needed in the knowledge of assessment, evaluation, and research More work is needed in the knowledge of assessment, evaluation, and research We will review this on Monday We will review this on Monday Added this as a required course Added this as a required course Revised the research class and added consultation as a requirement Revised the research class and added consultation as a requirement

Things to Consider How can we better prepare our CSA graduates for obtaining positions? How can we better prepare our CSA graduates for obtaining positions? Resume/Vita Resume/Vita Business etiquette Business etiquette Professional dress Professional dress Application packet Application packet How do we improve our return rate on surveys? How do we improve our return rate on surveys? What professional advice can you give to help us improve? What professional advice can you give to help us improve?