Date registered: March 13, 2012
Apr 21
I am excited to share that my dissertation proposal is finally available for my POS committee. It is available here: http://www.laurabestler.org/dissertation-proposal/
Mar 08
Student affairs professionals are a part of a university’s power structure and are uniquely positioned to advocate for students within constructs of the centuries-old higher education systems of practice (Chang, 2002). Because of this power structure, the role of the student affairs staff member may be rich with diverse experiences and complexities from the informal out-of-classroom interactions between students and student affairs professionals.
Oct 30
Why this topic? Why this literature? Why this question? Why these people? Why this setting? Why now? Title: Exploring social justice, compassion fatigue, and student affairs through storytelling Introduction Student affairs professionals are positioned between students and the university’s power structure. Because of this hierarchy, the informal out-of-classroom interactions between students and student affairs professionals …
Oct 14
Client: Nancy Evans Higher education graduate students may often be faced with a differing discourse when discussing social justice. The capstone will be a three hour interactive seminar with online follow-up discussion/interactions (WebCT). Introduction Purpose Privilege Continuum Reflection Online: Reflection on reading/in-class discourse Anonymous posting of questions/concerns Photo Voice?