Introduction
What is Student Services?
 What are the trends in the job market?
 What else exists in Higher Education that provides
student support?
 Are there careers something that interest you?
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Chief Student Affairs
Officer (CSAO)
Skills
 Education and Experience
 Career Path
 Gender balance
 Daily Tasks
 Responsibilities
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Student Activities
What is Student Activities?
 What is the purpose of Student Activities?
 61.3% -participating in extracurricular student
activities in college helped to reinforce their
degree skills
 82.7% -participating in extracurricular student
activities in college yielded extra non-degree
related skill development
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(Clark, Marsden, Whyatt, Thompson & Walker, 2015).
(Clark, Marsden, Whyatt, Thompson & Walker, 2015).
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Challenges Facing Professionals
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Student Activities Employment Trends
Student Affairs
and Discipline
Student Affairs And Discipline
 Penn States Code of Conduct
 West Chester University's
RamsEyeView
 Which is preferable from a students
and student affairs standpoint?
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Assistant AD of Video & Media Productions
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What is an Assistant AD of Video & Media
Productions?
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What are the career paths?
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Education & Experience Requirements
Education and Level of Experience across Media, Marketing, Communication,
Student Services, and Career Services Directors
6
Years of Experience
5
4
Media, Marketing, and Communication
Directors
3
Executive Director of Student Services
2
Associate Director of Career Services
1
0
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Level of Education Required
Assistant AD of Video & Media Productions
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How does this position support student
development?
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In what ways is this career similar to other
careers in Student Services?
Alumni Relations
What is Alumni Relations
What role does this field play
in the university
Building relationships
How does this field engage
with students
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Recap
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Chief of Student Affairs Officer
Student Activities
Student Affairs and Discipline
Assistant AD of Video and Media Productions
Alumni Relations
Questions???
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Doug Connors, Audrey Hayes, Blake Newsock,
Christian Newton & Kristinn Wise
Pennsylvania State University
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