A Good Job

From the Foreword:
“The contemporary college student experience differs in many ways from that of many current faculty members and administrators. With so many undergraduates today working while they pursue their studies, it is incumbent on college and university leaders, faculty, academic advisors, student affairs professionals, and others committed to helping students succeed become more informed about how to harness the benefits of employment to enrich student engagement and improve educational outcomes.

Granted, finding ways to connect academics and employment is only one of the many practices that institutions must have in place to enrich student learning and help more students survive and thrive in college. Even so, promoting greater levels of deep learning and goal realization through the work experience is one of the few promising approaches that does not require additional resources to implement. This timely book can help us better understand how to make working during college more educationally purposeful to the benefit of students, institutions, and employers.”

George D. Kuh, Senior Scholar at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment and Chancellor’s Professor of Higher Education Emeritus - Indiana University

Figures and Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments


1) Student Employment on Campus: An Overview
2) Student Development and Campus Employment
3) Career Development and Campus Employment
4) Campus Employment and Student Learning
5) Student Employment on Campus as a Vehicle for Student Retention, Persistence, and Success
6) The Importance of Intentional Management and Supervision in Student Employment
7) Legal Issues in Student Employment Programs on Campus
8) Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice and Hallmark of Institutional Excellence

References
About the Authors
Index

George S. McClellan

George S. McClellan is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Mississippi. He previously served as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) for ten years. Prior to joining the IPFW community, McClellan served as Vice President for Student Development at Dickinson State University, Interim Director of Assessment and Research for Campus Life at the University of Arizona, and Director of Graduate and Off Campus Housing at Northwestern University. Dr. McClellan has served as a member of the editorial boards for both NASPA’s Journal of College and Character and ACPA’s Journal of College Student Development.

Kristina L. Creager

Kristina L. Creager serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Success at IPFW where she has worked since July, 2009. She is involved with NASPA – Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education, presenting at annual conferences around and serving as a program reviewer for many years, and is a proud member of the NASPA Alice Manicur Symposium class of 2016.

Marianna Savoca

Marianna Savoca is the Director of Career Services at Stony Brook University, the flagship research campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) where she oversees a centralized comprehensive career service, as well as campus student employment. Dr. Savoca is also an adjunct faculty member in the Higher Education Administration program at Stony Brook. She has been recognized for her work with the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, the National Society for Experiential Education’s (NSEE) Rising Leader Award, and the Outstanding Service Award from the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers.

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