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An Examination Of Faculty And Staff Collaboration And Relationships In Higher Education, Jennifer Syno, Juliann S. Mcbrayer, Daniel W. Calhoun, Cordelia Zinskie, Katherine Fallon Jan 2023

An Examination Of Faculty And Staff Collaboration And Relationships In Higher Education, Jennifer Syno, Juliann S. Mcbrayer, Daniel W. Calhoun, Cordelia Zinskie, Katherine Fallon

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

Collaboration between academic and student affairs professionals is an important means of increasing student success; however, historical divides between these units have made implementation of these efforts challenging. This quantitative study sought to evaluate the perceptions of faculty and student affairs staff towards collaborative efforts and toward one another within a single campus of a comprehensive regional university within the southeast. Findings show that while both faculty and staff value collaborations and believe they positively impact student success, these units do not experience equitable voice and responsibility within collaborative efforts when conducted. Additionally, differences were found in enjoyment of collaborative …


Experiences With Ex Corde Ecclesiae In Faculty Teaching Practices At Southern Catholic Colleges, Maria R. Sarmiento, Pietro A. Sasso Nov 2021

Experiences With Ex Corde Ecclesiae In Faculty Teaching Practices At Southern Catholic Colleges, Maria R. Sarmiento, Pietro A. Sasso

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

As special-mission institutions, Catholic higher education institutions pursue similar goals of American higher education to develop graduates who are civically engaged and ready to address contemporary challenges. However, these institutions are often challenged to integrate their religious mission within the classroom through faculty pedagogy, which buttresses academic freedom and student consumerism issues. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of Catholic university faculty members as they described their pedagogical experiences and Catholic identity perspectives. Findings from this study suggested a connection with Catholic identity, but that their relationship with institutional mission related to teaching was ambiguous. Participants had little …


From Collaborative To Collegial Communities: Transitioning From Student Affairs Practitioner To Faculty, Michelle Lea Boettcher, Dena Kniess, Mimi Benjamin Jan 2019

From Collaborative To Collegial Communities: Transitioning From Student Affairs Practitioner To Faculty, Michelle Lea Boettcher, Dena Kniess, Mimi Benjamin

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

While student affairs (SA) practitioner expertise can inform a faculty member’s knowledge in the classroom, the transition into a tenure-track faculty role from student affairs administrative roles is complex. One of the differences new faculty members with SA administrator backgrounds experience is a change in the work community and shift from collaborative to collegial cultures. While studies have examined the transition of student affairs professionals from graduate programs to full time student affairs practitioner roles and graduate students into the professoriate, there is limited scholarship on the transitional experiences of student affairs practitioners moving into faculty positions. This qualitative study …


Faculty Paycheck Schedule, Kathleen M. Comerford Jan 2007

Faculty Paycheck Schedule, Kathleen M. Comerford

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Plans To Make Faculty Salaries Competitive At The Doctoral-Research University Level, Trent Maurer Jan 2007

Plans To Make Faculty Salaries Competitive At The Doctoral-Research University Level, Trent Maurer

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Health Premiums Are Withheld From All Ten Of Their Paychecks, Clara Krug Aug 2006

Health Premiums Are Withheld From All Ten Of Their Paychecks, Clara Krug

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


I Would Like To Know When The University Last Raised Salary Increases Faculty Receive Upon Promotion, Robert Costomiris Jan 2005

I Would Like To Know When The University Last Raised Salary Increases Faculty Receive Upon Promotion, Robert Costomiris

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Salary Compression: What Is The Administration Doing (Or Planning To Do) To Address The Problem Of Salary Compression?, Richard Flynn Apr 2004

Salary Compression: What Is The Administration Doing (Or Planning To Do) To Address The Problem Of Salary Compression?, Richard Flynn

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.