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When Good People Happen To Bad Things: Student Learning In Unfortunate Times, Frank Shushok Jr. Dec 2009

When Good People Happen To Bad Things: Student Learning In Unfortunate Times, Frank Shushok Jr.

Frank Shushok Jr.

As a new member of the Virginia Tech community, Frank Shushok encourages us to recognize that tragedy, albeit incredibly unfortunate and difficult, provides a temporary openness to the bigger questions of life and living.

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Finding Congruence, Finding Meaning: Value Intersections And Transforming Relationships Among Faculty And Staff At A Religious College, Christy M. Craft, Alyssa N. Bryant Dec 2009

Finding Congruence, Finding Meaning: Value Intersections And Transforming Relationships Among Faculty And Staff At A Religious College, Christy M. Craft, Alyssa N. Bryant

Christy Moran Craft

This case study explored how faculty and staff derived meaning from their work within a religious college environment. The findings suggest that the meaning-making process was fostered by connection. Many staff and faculty found meaning in their work as they experienced correspondence between work and personal values, the mission and values of the institution, and/or global democratic values. Furthermore, transforming relationships that were personally affirming and enabled faculty and staff to make a difference and observe transformation in others' lives were instrumental in providing a conduit for meaningful connection.

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The Challenge And Promise Of Pluralism: Dimensions Of Spiritual Climate And Diversity At A Lutheran College, Alyssa N. Bryant, Christy M. Craft Dec 2009

The Challenge And Promise Of Pluralism: Dimensions Of Spiritual Climate And Diversity At A Lutheran College, Alyssa N. Bryant, Christy M. Craft

Christy Moran Craft

This qualitative case study sought to explicate relevant features of the spiritual climate at one liberal arts religious college and also highlight the diverse ways in which students, faculty, and staff identities shaped the experience of climate. The findings revealed that the spiritual climate of Lutheran College was a product of diverse and voluntary spiritual expressions, the struggle to balance the institution's denominational heritage with commitment to diversity, and community fragmentation brought on by conflicting ideologies. Moreover, minority narratives suggested that spiritual climate is not a singular, absolute reality, but is perceived and experienced in ways that depend on one's …

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Emergent Approaches To Diversity And Social Justice In Higher Education, Lori Patton, Riyad Shahjahan, Osei-Kofi Nana Dec 2009

Emergent Approaches To Diversity And Social Justice In Higher Education, Lori Patton, Riyad Shahjahan, Osei-Kofi Nana

Lori Patton Davis

No abstract provided.

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Centering Social Justice In The Study Of Higher Education: The Challenges And Possibilities For Institutional Change, Nana Osei-Kofi, Riyad Shahjahan, Lori Patton Dec 2009

Centering Social Justice In The Study Of Higher Education: The Challenges And Possibilities For Institutional Change, Nana Osei-Kofi, Riyad Shahjahan, Lori Patton

Lori Patton Davis

No abstract provided.

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Reframing Student Affairs Practice, Rishi R. Sriram, Jesse Hines Dec 2009

Reframing Student Affairs Practice, Rishi R. Sriram, Jesse Hines

Rishi Sriram, Ph.D.

The interdisciplinary nature of student affairs requires the integration and application of theories pertaining to higher education, management, and psychology. Each discipline offers a theory that can be synthesized by utilizing Bolman and Deal’s (2008) four frames. By thinking of their work environments in circles, student affairs managers and leaders can utilize a proposed model to help them know how to begin applying each of the four frames in practice.

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