Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

Student Affairs

A Mission Unto Itself?

Richard H. Mullendore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v5i1.2468

Keywords: Faculty, student affairs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, UCLA, University of Oregon, Alexander Astin, Northern Illinois University

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Abstract

The text of this essay was derived from a speech to the 1997 Mississippi Chief Student Affairs Officers Conference; thus, it is written in an informal style. This article is meant to provide a wake-up call to our profession as we enter an era that will be unlike any other. We must link ourselves to the institutional academic mission, focus on student learning, and prepare for reengineering and other quality/efficiency efforts.