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The Student Affairs Staff Development Committee and the Division’s Leadership Team launched the new Student Affairs Mid-Managers Group in October 2010

The purpose of the group is to provide ongoing development and networking opportunities to those who hold mid- manager positions in Student Affairs.

A selected group of mid-manager professionals will meet monthly during the 10-11 academic year. The two-hour monthly sessions will be discussion based and will be used to explore various topics relevant to the experience and development of Student Affairs Middle Managers. Examples include: Managing Change from the Middle; Supervision; Understanding Academic Structure and Priorities; Professional Engagement; University Politics; Campus Crisis-Preparation and Response; Budgeting; Career Advancement, and more. Members of the Vice President’s Leadership Team will organize the monthly meetings, with different senior-level members of the University serving as guest facilitators.

The program will incorporate a management competency inventory as its foundation. Participants will have the chance to assess their own development in critical management areas, and work toward developing targeted areas. NASPA’s publication The Mid-Level Manager in Student Affairs will also be used as a common reading for the group.

Congratulations to those who were selected to participate in the group this year: