1. Collaborating with our Faculty Colleagues
A Tool-Kit for Student Affairs Professionals
Angela K. VanDijk, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor
Academic Success and Advising Center
University of Colorado Denver

3. – Learning Reconsidered
“True liberal education requires the engagement of the whole student - and the deployment of every resource in higher education.”
– Learning Reconsidered

5. “Words are the source of misunderstandings.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

6. How are our faculty colleagues rewarded and recognized?

8. How are faculty evaluated?
(AKA: The Tenure Process)

10. How are we, as student affairs professionals, evaluated?

12. Assumption: Our “common ground” is our commitment to university service.

13. So, how do we effectively collaborate?

14. Engage with faculty through research and teaching.

15. How can Student Affairs Professionals Engage with Faculty outside of Service?
Research
Grant writing, assessment, and evaluation
Student recruitment and retention
Early assurance programs

16. Teaching
Learning communities
Tutoring and supplemental instruction
Professional development

17. Now it’s your Turn: How might you engage with faculty in areas outside of service?

18. Angela VanDijk angela.vandijk@ucdenver.edu
Questions?
Angela VanDijk