HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Our graduate program in higher education and student affairs is one of the oldest in the United States. We started offering courses more than 50 years ago. For many years we have been considered one of the leading graduate programs in the country. We are consistently ranked among the top ten

graduate programs by U.S News and World Report. Perhaps more so than any other graduate program in the country our faculty possess a unique blend of strong scholarly records and extensive experience in senior administrative roles. As a result they bring a rich understanding of leading research in their areas of expertise along with the ability to translate their ideas into the practical world of public and institutional policymaking. Collectively our faculty resources include expertise in the areas of: assessment and evaluation, comparative education, economics and finance, enrollment management, institutional research, policy studies, student affairs, student development, student engagement, and teaching and learning.

INDIANA UNIVERSITYHIGHER EDUCATION

AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

RESEARCH

The IU Higher Education and Student Affairs faculty are heavily involved in funded research projects that touch on many of the pressing public policy issues facing postsecondary education in the United States as well as other countries. In the past five years, faculty have received funding

from Lumina Foundation for Education, The Spencer Foundation, The College Board, The Teagle Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Surdna Foundation. In addition, several national and international projects related to student engagement, student success, and the college student experience are based at Indiana University, including the National Survey of Student Engagement, the Beginning College Student Survey of Student Engagement, the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement, the Law Student Survey of Student Engagement, and the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project. Collectively these projects have generated in excess of 24 million dollars in grants, contracts, and other income that provide many opportunities for students to work directly with faculty members and peers on intellectually stimulating activities and, equally important, underwrite much of the cost of attending graduate school. In addition, students often use data from many of these projects for dissertations and presentations at professional meetings that may eventually be published in journals and elsewhere.

IU CENTER FORPOSTSECONDARY RESEARCHPROMOTING INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR) promotes student success and institutional effectiveness through research and service to postsecondary institutions and related agencies. The Center conducts research that informs institutional improvement and decision making,

student success initiatives, institutional assessment, student learning, and policies and practices that promote student success.

The Center houses several projects that are nationally recognized. The largest is the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its affiliate surveys (Faculty Survey of Student Engagement, Law School Survey of Student Engagement, Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement).

The NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice was created to respond to increasing demand for using student engagement data and other relevant

information to inform policy and practice.

Project on Academic Success (PAS) focuses on practice and policy oriented research around opportunity and equity in postsecondary education. Several of the projects consider the multiple pathways of 21st century students toward postsecondary academic success and employment. Recently funded

studies include surveys of institutional practices focused on student success and mobile working students in urban areas. Current projects are funded through the The College Board, Lumina Foundation, and The Spencer Foundation.

Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP), an annual online survey, data management, and institutional improvement system designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education. SNAAP partners with degree-granting institutions to administer the survey to their arts graduates. SNAAP is in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy. Funding is provided by the Surdna Foundation, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Houston Endowment, and others. Established in 2008, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) assists institutions and others in discovering and adopting promising practices in the assessment of college student learning outcomes. The project is in

CPR is doing leading

research to inform

how institutions can

enhance the success

of all students.

collaboration with the University of Illinois. Documenting what students learn, know, and can do is of growing interest to colleges and universities, accrediting groups, higher education associations, foundations and others beyond campus, including students, their families, employers, and policy makers.

Vasti Torres Director, Center for Postsecondary Research Alexander C. McCormick Senior Associate Director of CPR, NSSE Director Jillian Kinzie Associate Director, NSSE Institute

Robert GonyeaAssociate Director, Research & Data Analysis

Carole Silver LSSSE Director Tom Nelson LairdFSSE Project Manager George D. KuhSNAAP Director and Co-Principal Investigator of NILOA

Sally GaskillAssociate Director, SNAAP

Mary ZiskinSenior Associate Director, PAS

CENTER LEADERSHIP

Doctoral Programs (Ph.D. & Ed.D)The Higher Education and Student Affairs Program (HESA) at Indiana University offers both Ed.D. and Ph.D. degree programs. Students interested in the HESA program at IU apply online through the School of Education at Indiana University. Each degree program has been designed with two separate student audiences in mind. The Ed.D. degree is a 60 credit hour post-masters degree program designed for doctoral students who are planning careers as senior-level college or university administrators. The Ph.D. degree is a 90 credit hour program designed for doctoral students who are planning careers as institutional researchers, policy analysts, and as faculty members in higher education programs. Master of Science (M.S.)The program at IU is consistently ranked as one of the best programs in the nation. Our program provides students with an experience that combines cutting edge research in the classroom with a hands-on experience in their graduate assistantship. In the last five years, placement of our graduates has been close to 100 percent, with almost all entering positions in student affairs. Many alumni, now in prominent positions in the field, are eager to hire IU graduates. The Indiana University Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) master’s program is designed for students to acquire the knowledge, skills, competencies, and philosophy required for exemplary professional practice in 21st century postsecondary educational institutions and other settings. Graduates of the HESA master’s program at IU will demonstrate a capacity for integrative learning and application that makes possible creative solutions to persistent and unanticipated problems that affect student and institutional performance.

Online CertificateThis certificate is designed for full time employees currently working in student affairs, without a student affairs degree, who are interested in learning more about the field, application of theory to practice, and the current issues and trends facing our profession. The curriculum consists of 12 credit hours, or four 3-hour courses. Three courses (9 credit hours) will serve as the core of the certificate program. Students will then select one of four course options for the final 3 credit hours. All courses are taught online. Students will be encouraged to engage in online video and written text communication.

For more information about how to apply to these programs, please visit the Indiana University Higher Education and Student Affairs web site at www.indiana.edu/~hesa/.

OUR PROGRAMS

Students have the ability to take advantage of a

graduate program that is simultaneously located on

the Bloomington campus, the original residential

public flagship campus of Indiana University, and

at IUPUI, the vibrant urban research campus of

Indiana University. Students can gain a wide variety

of practical experiences on these two campuses.

The faculty are located on both campuses and teach

classes often using technology-enabled methods to

deliver courses simultaneously at both locations.

TRUDY BANTA, Professor, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Assessment of college student learning▲ Evaluation of curricular and program effectiveness▲ Measurement and improvement of institutional effectiveness

VICTOR BORDEN, Professor, Senior Advisor, Indiana University Regional Affairs, Policy, and Planning

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Institutional research▲ College student learning outcomes assessment▲ Program and institutional performance assessment▲ Higher education public accountability

NANCY CHISM, Professor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Professional development in higher education▲ College teaching and learning▲ The faculty profession▲ International higher education

DANIELLE DeSAWAL, Clinical Assistant Professor, Master’s Program Coordinator

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Student organization advising▲ Student development▲ College unions

HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS FACULTY

FA C U LT Y S P O T L I G H T

“VASTI TORRES’ publications and

research about Latino/a students are

shaping our theoretical understanding

of this growing student population as

well as how teaching and student affairs

practice can support their development.”

— Marcia Baxter Magolda Distinguished Professor, Miami University

ADVOCATING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

GERARDO GONZALEZ, Professor, Dean–Indiana University School of Education

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Institutional performance▲ Alcohol and drug education▲ Multicultural education▲ Higher education administration

DON HOSSLER, Professor, Executive Director, Research Center of the National Student Clearinghouse

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ College choice▲ Student persistence▲ Student financial aid policy▲ Enrollment management▲ Comparative higher education

ROBIN HUGHES, Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Athletics and its role in student development▲ Equity issues related to students and faculty of color▲ Recruitment and retention of African-American and Latino students

GEORGE KUH, Emeritus Professor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Student engagement▲ Assessment▲ Institutional improvement▲ College and university cultures

TOM NELSON LAIRD, Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Collegiate teaching and learning▲ Diversity experiences, particularly diversity coursework▲ Student engagement and development

ALEXANDER McCORMICK, Associate Professor, Director of National Survey of Student Engagement

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Institutional differentiation and stratification in U.S. higher education▲ Access to higher education by underserved groups▲ Assessment of quality in undergraduate education▲ Accountability and rankings efforts and their effect on institutions

MEGAN PALMER, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty Affiars and Professional Development, IU School of Medicine

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ College teaching▲ Faculty development▲ Access and equity

GARY PIKE, Associate Professor, Executive Director for Information Management and Institutional Research

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Effects of college on students▲ Assessment▲ Institutional research▲ Educational measurement▲ Survey research

PROFESSOR DON HOSSLER’s research

focuses on postsecondary and tertiary

enrollment outcomes including enrollment

management, college choice, student

financial aid, and student persistence. In

addition he also serves as the Executive

Director of the Research Center of the

National Student Clearinghouse.

FA C U LT Y S P O T L I G H T

PROVIDING A POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

DOUG PRIEST, Associate Professor, Vice Provost for Budgetary Administration and Planning

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Finance and budgeting in higher education▲ Institutional long-range planning▲ Privatization issues in higher education

GENE TEMPEL, Associate Professor, President and CEO, IU Foundation

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Philanthropy▲ Nonprofit Management

VASTI TORRES, Professor, Director, Center for Postsecondary Research

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ Latino college students experience and identity▲ Diversity issues▲ College student development▲ Student affairs administration▲ Mixed methods research

ANDREA WALTON, Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:▲ History of higher education▲ History of women in higher education▲ History of philanthropy▲ Education policy

TRUDY W. BANTA is a pioneer in the

field of outcomes assessment in higher

education and has written or edited 18

books and monographs, plus over 200

articles and reports on this topic. She has

received 9 national awards and given

addresses in 22 countries.

FA C U LT Y S P O T L I G H T

FOCUSED ON ASSESSMENT

The H

igher Education and Student Affairs (HESA)

program at Indiana U

niversity is a pioneer in the study of higher education and student affairs adm

inistration. Among the first departm

ents in the country to offer degree program

s in this field of study, the H

ESA program has a distinguished history and

continues to be nationally recognized as a leader in the developm

ent of higher education scholar-practicioners. Our graduates serve as adm

inistrative leaders in postsecondary institutions throughout the country, as researchers, and as faculty m

embers who continue to

cultivate new insights and understandings in the field.

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