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Transgender Policy And Practice Development For The College Of Saint Benedict And Saint John’S University, Mary Geller, Doug Mullin Osb
Transgender Policy And Practice Development For The College Of Saint Benedict And Saint John’S University, Mary Geller, Doug Mullin Osb
Academic Affairs Publications
The CSB and SJU Vice Presidents for Student Development led the effort to research and develop policies and practices that would guide the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University to be intentional with regard to the welcome, education, and services extended to transgender and gender non-conforming students in ways that are consistent with each of their respective institutional identities and missions as a Catholic Benedictine residential liberal arts college for women/men.
Exploring Men’S Motivations For Studying, And Not Studying, Abroad, Shane Miller
Exploring Men’S Motivations For Studying, And Not Studying, Abroad, Shane Miller
Academic Affairs Publications
A long-standing trend in collegiate study abroad experiences has been the continual underrepresentation of key student demographics. One of the most persistent of these disparities has been the lack of men studying abroad. Between the 1996 and 2007 academic years, men’s participation rate in study abroad experiences consistently hovered at 35%. Female students, in other words, participated in study abroad at a rate nearly twice that of their male peers.
This research project was designed around two hypotheses – that ethnocentrism influenced men’s decisions to study abroad; and that racial or ethnic prejudice influenced men’s decisions to study abroad. In …
Sexual Misconduct Discourses Within A Gendered Campus Environment, Kathryn A. E. Enke
Sexual Misconduct Discourses Within A Gendered Campus Environment, Kathryn A. E. Enke
Academic Affairs Publications
Using data from focus groups, class papers and institutional documents, this project for the HLC Quality Initiative examined discourses around sexual misconduct at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and considered how these discourses reflect a gendered campus environment. The research aimed to inform the national conversation on sexual misconduct on college campuses and to suggest specific recommendations for implementation at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.