Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. Maureen, a current member of the SAAL board, was willing to share some of her…
As we approach the close of our current SAAL leadership term, we’re taking a moment to reflect on what it means to serve, lead, and grow within this community. Each of our Board members has contributed time, passion, and expertise to advancing our organization and creating spaces for connection, lea…
I’m having an identity crisis. Is it just me?
Everyone’s path to Student Affairs Assessment is a little different. Usually winding, rarely straightforward.
Someone once told me a joke—and maybe you’ve heard it too:
You can trace the roots of every Student Affairs professional back to hig…
Most days, my LinkedIn feed is filled with posts repeating a common message: the job search process is exhausting and defeating (as I typed this, I received a YikYak notification: “another day of job searching and crying 😍”). The narratives I read detail individuals applying to hundreds of jobs, hea…
The Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) Board has been hard at work this year, and we’re excited to share a few highlights and updates with our incredible community of practice!
We hosted our 2nd Annual SAAL Awards to ring in the year by recognizing the outstanding contributions of assess…
Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new role as the Director of Asse…
The Data Identity Framework from Amelia Parnell’s You Are a Data Person (2021) empowers higher education professionals to use data effectively by leveraging their unique strengths. Its six components—Curiosity and Inquiry, Research and Analysis, Communication and Consultation, Campus Context, Indu…
SAAL aims to routinely share recaps of key assessment conferences through blogs to disseminate our observations that benefit the broader student affairs assessment community. In line with SAAL’s 2024 strategic priorities, this blog marks the first in a new series that aims to provide consistent, int…
We are excited to announce the formation of the Consortium of Organizations for Student Affairs Assessment (COSAA), a collaborative effort across key student affairs assessment organizations.
The mission of the consortium is to align the efforts of student affairs assessment organizations to adva…
Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new role as the Director of Asse…
Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new director role and, being new…
In my recent interview with Paul Holliday-Millard at UNC-Charlotte, we connected over both having developed and piloted an equity-centered assessment professional development training for staff over the past year. Below, I expand on this section of our conversation and add more about our approach to…
As we reach the midpoint of the year, the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) Board has taken a moment to reflect on our strategies, goals, and the practice of what we preach. In a year marked by heightened tensions and divisions, our commitment to reflection, unity, and community has ne…
Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new director role and, being new…
June 26th to 28th saw the convergence of Student Affairs folks at the ACPA Assessment Institute hosted in Costa Mesa, California. For those that have not been, the ACPA Assessment Institute is a professional development opportunity for all levels of assessment experience and roles. Attendees roles a…
Hello Daniel,
You do not know me, but I feel like I know you. Okay, I do not know you, but I know your monsters. Perhaps more importantly (or more frightening), at least five cohorts of University of Connecticut (UConn) Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) master’s students know your monst…
Introduction: Origins, Purpose, and Design of the Higher Education Assessment Syllabi Project
The syllabi project began in 2023 with a simple observation: despite the growing emphasis on assessment as a critical competency area for higher education and student affairs (HESA) professionals, the expe…
