term 2 assignment 4-1

HEA 520 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Student affairs is a specialized profession in higher education that focuses on students and the administration of student programs. Often, student affairs specialists are interested in student development, admissions and enrollment, residents’ halls, Greek life, commuter services, living and learning communities, and overall student development. A great place to learn about student affairs is the NASPA, which was formerly known as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. They kept the acronym NASPA but are now known as Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Examine their website to learn more about the organization and its mission. Prompt: In this short paper, you will examine what student affairs programs are doing to meet the challenges of diversity. Examine case laws like Grutter v. Bollinger, Geier v. University of Tennessee, or any other case in U.S. history like these two cases, and discuss their impact on higher education diversity. In this paper, focus only on this one issue, cite references, and write an informed conclusion. Use an internet search and/or the Chronicle of Higher Education for information regarding the case laws. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Student Affairs Programs and Diversity a) Discuss the different kinds of student affairs programs established in higher education to meet the challenges of diversity. For example, think

about admissions; Greek life; student clubs; events; programs; or overall standards, practices, and policies. b) Discuss the impacts and outcomes of student affairs programs on diversity. c) Discuss the implications of your selected case law event related to diversity in higher education on the programs you describe. d) Finally, discuss your answer to the question “Why do we have to force people to create diverse environments?”

Guidelines for Submission: Your assignment must be submitted as a 2–3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins and cite your sources in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Student Affairs Programs

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides thorough descriptions and examples of the programs

Discusses the variety of student affairs programs established in higher education to meet the challenges of diversity

Discusses student affairs programs established in higher education but lacks variety and/or details

Does not discuss a variety of student affairs programs

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Impacts and Outcomes

Meets “Proficient” criteria and ideas are substantiated with specific and relevant details

Discusses the impacts and outcomes of student affairs programs on diversity

Discusses the impacts and outcomes of student affairs programs on diversity but lacks detail

Does not discuss the impacts and outcomes of student affairs programs on diversity

25

Case Law Event Meets “Proficient” criteria and ideas are substantiated with specific and relevant details

Discusses the implications of the selected case law event related to diversity in higher education on the student affairs programs described in the paper

Discusses the implications of the selected case law event on the student affairs programs described in the paper but lacks detail

Does not discuss the implications of the selected case law event on the student affairs programs described in the paper

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Create Diverse Environments

Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses concrete examples to support opinion

Answers the question “Why do we have to force people to create diverse environments?”

Answers the question “Why do we have to force people to create diverse environments?” but answer lacks detail

Does not answer the question “Why do we have to force people to create diverse environments?”

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Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%