Putting Students First

LARRY A. BRASKAMP is professor emeritus of education at Loyola University Chicago, where he served as senior vice president for academic affairs. LOIS CALIAN TRAUTVETTER is associate director of the Higher Education Administration and Policy Program and lecturer in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. KELLY WARD is associate professor of educational leadership and counseling psychology at Washington State University.

• About the Authors ix Foreword xiAcknowledgements xiiiIntroduction xviiPutting Students First 1IntroductionWhy Is It Important to Put Students and Their Development First?Who Are Today's College Students?Who Develops These Students?In What Context Is Holistic Development Occurring?Why Study Church-Related Colleges and Universities?SummaryConceptual Framework and Design of the Project 19IntroductionTheoretical Bases for Holistic Student DevelopmentFaith, Spirituality, and Student DevelopmentStudent Development and the Church-Related ContextConceptual Framework: Personal Investment TheoryProject DesignSummaryCulture 43IntroductionDiscerning and Acting on Institutional MissionBuilding on a LegacyCommunicating Institutional Mission and IdentityLeadershipCollege LocationCampus FacilitiesExpectations and Contributions of FacultyFaculty as Role ModelsUsing a Career Perspective on Faculty DevelopmentFaculty Evaluation as a Reflection of CultureSupport and ChallengeSummaryQuestions for Campus ConversationsCurriculum 87IntroductionPhilosophical Foundations of the CurriculumCentrality of a Liberal Arts EducationIntegrating Faith and LearningWorldviewsPedagogyDevelopmentally Tailored Experiences for StudentsPedagogy of Engagement: Field-Based and Community-Based LearningSummaryQuestions for CampusConversationsCocurriculum 129IntroductionMutual Reinforcement of LearningCampus RitualsResidence LifeStudent LeadershipRelationships With Coaches, Professional Staff, and Campus MinistryFaculty InteractionsImmersion ExperiencesSummaryQuestions for Campus ConversationsCommunity 159IntroductionShared GovernanceDefining CommunityMaintaining Community Amidst ChangeDiversity Within CommunityCommunities Beyond the CampusDealing With Difference and External CommunitiesSummaryQuestions for Campus ConversationsCreating Communities That Put Students First 191IntroductionChapter OverviewMission Is Reality, Not RhetoricLearning and Development Are IntegratedThe Campus Community Fosters Support and ChallengeSummaryBibliography 219Index 241