John H. Schuh Distinguished Professor Emeritus Iowa State University

John H. Schuh Distinguished Professor Emeritus Iowa State University

Purpose The purpose of this experience was for me to provide professional development experiences for student affairs staff at Stellenbosch University, Stellebosch, SA. Secondarily, the purposes of the visit to SA were to provide presentations about research on the college student experience in the US and to provide consultation to South African universities in the greater Cape Town area. 2

The Cape Town Area 3

Stellenbosch University was my host. Stellenbosch University is one of the four top research universities in South Africa. Enrollment is over 28,000 including more than 10,000 graduate students. About 2/3 of the students are white. 4

I also worked with staff from the University of Cape Town and the University of Western Cape. University of Cape Town University of the Western Cape 5

Curriculum for the Seminars Student learning and engagement Staffing and supervision Program development Financing student affairs Art of student affairs practice Ethics The curriculum was based on my HGED 575 master s level course at ISU. The topics were chosen by my Stellenbosch partners. 6

Other Presentations I made a presentation to a graduate class on student leadership in the United States. I used a study conducted by Susan Komives and John Dugan as the basis for my remarks. 7

Other Presentations I presented a summary of Project DEEP at the University of the Western Cape. The vice chancellor of the University attended and I was very pleased about that. Seminar: Hosted by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Student Development and Support, Prof Lullu Tshiwula: Prof Schuh is visiting South Africa and will hold a seminar entitled Student Educational Effectiveness: Creating Key Conditions that Matter, on Wednesday, 22 February, 2012, at 11h00 12h30. Seminar: Student Educational Effectiveness: Creating Key Conditions that Matter Venue: Centre for Student Support Services, Boardroom, Community and Health Science Building, 2nd Floor Date: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Time: 11h00 12h30 Bio note: Professor John Schuh is a Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, USA, and received this accolade for exemplary performance in research and creative activities and a national and international reputation in the field of Student Affairs, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Prof Schuh received Emeritus status upon retirement in 2010. Prof Schuh has over 220 publications, including articles, chapters, books, reviews, and policy reports. He has taught and chaired PhD Studies in Student Affairs and Educational Policy. Prof Schuh has been the co editor of the internationally accredited Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice and the Journal of College Student Development. Prof Schuh is a formative icon and has contributed seminal work to the domain of Student Affairs, Educational Leadership and Educational Policy. Please share this invitation with others whom you think may be interested. For more information contact Ms Ludi May Allie, lmallie@uwc.ac.za, 021 959 2299. 8

Other Presentations I met with Stellenbosch student government leaders and talked about student government roles, training and responsibilities in the US. I based on my talk on the Komives/Dugan report. Developing Leadership Capacity in College Students: Findings from a National Study John P. Dugan and Susan R. Komives Co Principal Investigators The Multi Institutional Study for Leadership Project of National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs Sponsored by National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs. Charles Jackson Foundation University of Maryland American College Personnel Association Educational Leadership Foundation National Association of Student P Multi Institutional Study of Leadership 9

Other Presentations I presented a summary of findings from Project DEEP to 19 faculty from the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch. 10

Meetings Dr. Greg Ricks, former Dean of Students at Stanford, who now works in multi cultural education at Stellenbosch. 11

Meetings Prof. Crain Soudien, deputy vice chancellor and student affairs staff at the University of Cape Town. We talked about the student experience in the US and compared and contrasted that with the student experience at UCT. 12

Meetings Dr. Ludolph Botha and senior student affairs staff at Stellenbosch University. Also had lunch with Ludolph at the Big Easy Restaurant, which is owned by South African professional golfer Ernie Els. 13

Meetings Had two meetings with Prof. Magda Fourie Malherbe, who was senior academic officer at Stellenbosch until the week before I arrived. 14

Other Meetings With the coordinator for student disability services at Stellenbosch; With residence life coordinators at Stellenbosch With student service providers at the Stellenbosch health sciences campus. With Peter Kloppers who directs student housing experiences 7 meetings. 15

Evening Dinners With two groups of students who live in universityowned houses. We mostly talked about leadership development and compared and contrasted the student experience in SA and the US. 16

Learning Outcomes from the Seminars According to the Participants In student affairs you must have passion for students and the nature of the work. Student affairs is a profession. Effective service delivery will empower and motivate students to do well academically. Bridging the gap between academic and student affairs is important. You can t always be in the middle when it comes to campus issues (cf. Larry Roper and W.E.B. DuBois). 17

Learning Outcomes from the Seminars According to the Participants Empirical evidence is needed to support the out of class learning experience. There can be no stagnation in student affairs practice. Positive restlessness is a key to constant improvement. Student affairs practice should not be based on opinion; it must be based on social science. 18

Some of the Seminar Participants 19

Cape Town from Table Mount 20