SIUE Again Selected as Promising Place to Work in Student Affairs
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been selected as one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) for the second-consecutive year. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education will publish the listing in the February 25, 2016 edition of the magazine.
The study is a collaborative project among Diverse, the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA)—College Student Educators International.
“The University’s Division of Student Affairs displays a strong commitment to the mission, vision and values of SIUE,” said Jeffrey Waple, PhD and SIUE vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “On a daily basis, they work to enhance a welcoming campus culture that features citizenship, inclusion, wisdom, excellence and integrity.”
With a focus on workplace diversity, staffing practices and work environment, the CHEE research team used a web-based survey approach to examine categories such as family friendliness, salary/benefits and professional development opportunities.
The list of the 19 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (in alphabetical order) is:
- Arkansas State University-Beebe
- Bridgewater State University
- Bryant University
- California State University Channel Islands
- Centre College
- Hamline University
- Hofstra University
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Indiana University Southeast
- The Ohio State University
- Saint Louis University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Texas State University
- University of Maine at Machias
- University of West Georgia
- The University of Vermont
- University of Denver
- Virginia Tech
About ACPA
American College Personnel Association, with almost 7,500 members, supports and fosters college student learning through the generation and dissemination of knowledge, which informs policies, practices and programs for student affairs professionals and the higher education community.
About Diverse
Since 1984, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has been the nation’s premier publication covering the issues pertaining to underrepresented minorities in American higher education. Reaching more than 200,000 readers biweekly, Diverse has been recognized for its in-depth news coverage, provocative commentary, insightful special reports and original research.
About CHEE
The Center for Higher Educational Enterprise is a university-wide, interdisciplinary research and policy center that promotes the important role postsecondary education plays in a global society, especially the vital roles and responsibilities of public higher education. CHEE’s primary activities include research, policy analysis and outreach that will help make higher education more accessible, affordable, engaged and all-around excellent.
Photo: Jeffrey Waple, SIUE vice chancellor for Student Affairs.
