1. IAU-KU International Conference
16-18 November 2011
Nairobi, Kenya

2. IAU
“Building a Worldwide Higher
Education Community”
Gregory Roberts, Ed.S., Executive Director
ACPA – College Student Educators International
One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036-1188
www.myacpa.org

3. Key Actors for Equity in
Access and Success:
Role of Faculty, Staff, Students and the
Private Sector

4. Key Actors:
• Student Affairs / Services
as Educators

5. • Professional Societies / Associations
ACPA – College Student Educators International
IASAS – International Association of Student
Affairs and Services

6. IAU Core and
Enduring Academic Values
a.Academic freedom in the dissemination,
creation and pursuit of knowledge.
b.Institutional autonomy balanced
by social responsibility and
responsiveness.

7. c. Excellence and merit as the standard
measure of performance.
d. Opposition to all forms of discrimination
based on gender, race, religion or
ethnicity.
e. Respect for divergent opinion.
f. Promotion and development of
intercultural dialogue and learning.

8. g. Freedom of academic mobility and
enhancement of the internationalization of
knowledge; and
h. Promotion of human rights, justice,
freedom, human dignity and solidarity.

9. ACPA Core Values
a.Education and development of
the total student.
b. Diversity, multicultural competence
and human dignity.

10. c. Inclusiveness in and access to
association-wide involvement and
decision-making.
d. Free and open exchange of ideas in a
context of mutual respect.
e. Advancement and dissemination of
knowledge relevant to college students
and their learning, and to the
effectiveness of student affairs
professionals and their institutions.

11. f. Continuous professional development
and personal growth of student affairs
professionals.
g. Outreach and advocacy on issues of
concern to students, student affairs
professionals and the higher education
community, including affirmative action
and other policy issues.

12. IASAS Mission
The purpose of IASAS is multifaceted:
a.To strengthen and diversify cooperation
among individuals and organizations
in the student affairs and
services field worldwide.

13. b. To promote the student affairs and
services profession at the international
level through advocacy with governmental
and higher education organizations,
networking and sharing information
among practitioners and student groups,
and encouraging high quality preparation
and professional development programs.

14. c. To promote a platform for the
improvement of multi and intercultural
communication and understanding.
d. To promote the welfare of students in
higher education worldwide through
collaboration with international
governmental and non-governmental
organizations and addressing such
issues as access, retention, quality,
student rights, and the cost of higher
education.

15. The 1998 World Declaration on
Higher Education
calls for
“a major global effort to improve the
delivery of higher education in
every country in the world.”

16. Learning Reconsidered (ACPA/NASPA, 2004)
Integrated Learning Opportunities:
Ways and Means
I.Student Affairs and Academic Affairs
partnerships for learning opportunities
II.Student Affairs learning opportunities
III.Academic learning opportunities

17. Partnership in Assessment
“Systematic and consistent assessment
of student learning in all domains should
be a way of life – part of the institutional
culture.”

18. Student Learning Imperative
(ACPA, 1999)
a.The Student Affairs Division mission
complements the Institution’s mission, with
the enhancement of student learning and
personal development being the primary
goal of student
affairs programs and services.

19. b.Resources are allocated to encourage
student learning and personal
development.
c.Student Affairs professionals collaborate
with other institutional agents and
agencies to promote student learning and
personal development.

20. d. The Division of Student Affairs includes
staff who are experts on students, their
environments, and teaching and learning
processes.
e. Student Affairs policies and programs
are based on promising practices
from the research on student learning
and institution-specific assessment data.

21. Professional Associations’
Role as Key Actors

22. As evident from the South
African Kellogg Study
1. Essential to include from the VERY
beginning, the people most affected by
the research.
2. Should never base decisions on
assumptions, rather on data.

23. 3. Continue to research and design
programs to respond to the findings from
the research.
4. Associations such as ACPA and IASAS
are available to assist around the world
with applied research, program
development and staff training and
development.

24. “Utafiti”
“De investigacion”
“Recherche”
“Research”
Regardless of the language…..
Key Actors have a role in Access & Success!