For Student Involvement and Professional Development
Students in the Higher Education program can expect to become actively involved in professional organizations, and to have opportunities for presenting at state, regional and national conferences. The faculty in the Higher Education program are themselves actively involved in a variety of professional organizations, and strongly encourage student involvement. Students are able to receive financial support for professional development from sources such as the Research Institute for Studies in Education, the Graduate College, the Graduate Student Senate, in addition to departmental grants. Students are also encouraged to get involved with organizations on campus, including the Graduate Student Senate and the Higher Education Graduate Student Organization.
Students can look forward to interacting with and learning from nationally known scholars and researchers in various areas within higher education. Many national leaders have been brought to campus by the Higher Education program faculty to teach student seminars, present research results, conduct campus-wide forums and informally interact with students. Recent visiting faculty have included: Dr. Robert Allbright, former President, Johnson C. Smith University and Past President of the American Council on Education; Dr. Margaret Barr, former Professor of Education and Vice President for Student Affairs at Northwestern University; Dr. Michael Nettles, Educational Testing Service; Dr. George Kuh, Professor of Education at Indiana University; Dr. Arthur Sandeen, recently retired Professor of Education and Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Florida; Dr. Melvin Terrell, Vice President for Student Affairs at Northeastern Illinois University; Dr. Reginald Wilson, Sernior Scholar at the American Council on Education; Dr. M. Lee Upcraft, Professor Emeritus of Education at Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Gary Pavela, Director of the Judicial Programs Office at the University of Maryland, College Park; Dr. Scott Anchors, Director of Housing at the University of Maine; Dr. James Lyons, Dean of Students Emeritus and Professor of Education at Stanford University; Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda, Professor of Education at Miami University; Dr. Patrick Terenzini, Senior Scholar and Professor at Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Vincent Tinto, Professor of Education at Syracuse University; Dr. Marylu McEwen, Associate Professor, Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park; Dr. Larry Roper, Vice President of Student Affairs, Oregon State University, and Dr. Yvonna Lincoln, Professor of Education, Texas A&M University, Dr. Jaime Washington, Washington Consulting Group, Dr. Laura Rendon, Veffie Milstead Jones Endowed Chair, California State University, Long Beach, and Dr. Leila Moore, recently retired vice president for Student Affairs, University of New Hampshire and Chair, Educational Leadership Foundation of ACPA - College Student Educators International.