Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Academic/Professional Development
Mentorship/Network Dev
Continue to read newest issues of journals, student affairs and higher Ed blogs and articles, and
Develop mentor network at
stay up to date with local and national issues affecting education.
new institution
Complete online or in person course on SPSS and R
Make concerted effort to
stay consistently
Attend assessment/evaluation/research focused conference
connecting with existing
Submit conference session proposals to NASPA/ACPA
mentors and network
Become more involved with ACPA Commissions or NASPA Knowledge Communities around
Seek
out new professionals
social justice, Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, and Men and Masculinity. Seek
and
grad students to
leadership role
develop
mentoring
Research and further develop skills around research, assessment, and evaluation
relationships
Seek out opportunities, research, and best practices to improve supervision and mentoring
Discuss ethical issues and
practice.
challenges with mentors
Further develop affective and helping skills through trainings and intentional improvement of
and mentees
practice
Research doctoral programs in education, sociology, and statistics, and masters programs in data Continue to invest in
analytics and statistics. Apply for following year
mentor/mentee
relationships
Conduct research on retention/persistence or experiences of white, male college students. Seek to
Support mentors/supervisors
publish
in their research
Apply for SJTI internship and attend Facing Race, White Privilege Conference, or NCORE to
Discuss future career goals
further improve equity, inclusion, and facilitation skills
and potential paths
Improve SPSS and data analysis skills to improve assessment and evaluation practice
Refine leadership and supervision strategy to reflect strengths and areas for improvement
Look to advanced training in conflict resolution and/or non-violent communication to improve
communication and leadership skills
Begin part-time or hybrid doctoral or masters program. Continue with previous years research
Find additional academic
and seek out additional publishing opportunities
focused mentors
Continue to improve teaching and facilitation skills through practice, feedback from mentors and Develop new networks
students, and additional training opportunities
while giving attention to
established networks
Improve budgeting and fiscal management skills
Return to and revise professional competency assessment to identify areas for growth
Complete masters program or continue doctoral work
Reconnect with past
mentors and mentees.
Apply for association conference planning committee to improve collaboration and program
Continue to grow
development skills
network & welcome new
Assess, with feedback from others, supervision strengths and areas for development and develop
professionals
new five-year plan