Student Affairs Administration & Leadership
Ed.D. Student handbook
Overview of the Ed.D. program
- SAA Ed.D. Mission: To prepare student affairs professionals for advanced positions of leadership in diverse institutions of higher education.
- Degree Requirements
- Graduation
Expectations of Ed.D. students
- Graduate Catalog SAA students are responsible for all policies in the graduate catalog
- Graduate Academic Policies & Procedures
- Student Life Student Handbook
- SAA Department Policies
- Incomplete Grades: Students may receive a maximum of two incomplete grades, except in extenuating circumstances (need department approval). If a student has two incompletes, they will not be allowed to enroll in any additional courses.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Through knowledge acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate mastery of student affairs and higher education content
- Synthesize information from a range of sources to analyze issues and apply solutions to professional practice
- Through management and leadership skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
- Develop a vision for an educational division, considering complexities of institutional culture and resources
- Effectively justify decisions, judgments and recommendations, weighing competing evidence and making connections to the values and beliefs of the institution
- Through assessment, evaluation and research skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
- Use assessment, evaluation and research methods to inform practice
- Defend data informed decision making in professional practice
- Through an understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
- Challenge the manifestations of privilege and assess implications for practice
- Examine the diversity of students and colleagues within the social and cultural context in which they live
- Through the development of exceptional interpersonal relationship skills acquired in this program, graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate respectful collaboration while seeking alternate points of view
- Defend practices that promote the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each person
Graduate Writing Standards
- UWL Writing Center
- Purdue Owl - APA Complete the APA workshop.
- Purdue Owl - Academic Writing Complete the Academic Writing tutorials.
- Turnitin: The Plagiarism Spectrum
- The Complete Guide to Discouraging Plagiarism
Professional Organizations & Networking
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
- American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
- Wisconsin College Personnel Association (WCPA)
- Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Excellent (and free!) publications over the last year re: equity and inclusion
- Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- NODA - Association for Orientation, Transition, & Retention in Higher Education
- UWL Career Services