TRADITIONAL ROLES OF STUDENTS

AFFAIRSBasic personal needs of students: health transport accommodation

OBJECTIVES

1. To enable students to effectively focus on their studies, personal growth, both cognitively and emotionally.

2. To create conditions throughout campus that motivate and inspire students to pursue educationally purposeful activities.

TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONS

1. Research on students, before, during and after

2. Event manager – orientations, student dinners, convocations etc.

3. Project manager

4. PRO

5. Media coordinator

6. Academic counselor and advisor

7. Graphic designer (for events)

8. publications

TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

9. Protocol Officer

10. Emotional Counselor

11. Sports and leisure

12. Conference organiser and facilitator

13. Alumni coordinator

14. Discipline maintainance

15. Student Organisations and Societies

16. Problem solver

NEW /ADDITIONAL ROLES OF S.A

To ensure the employability of students when they leave Universities

NEW FUNCTIONS

1.Industry – Academia Liaison Officer

2.Organising internship and employment activities

3.Career guidance

4.Personality development

New Competencies and skills needed

Need to address markets’ perception on local graduates

CHALLENGE FOR UNIVERSITIES

no longer just educate students, but must also prepare them for employment.

MUST BE PRAGMATIC

PARADIGM CHANGE

STUDENTS AFFAIRS

Must go through a transformation process

Consult the market to find out what they want skills / academic and professionals personality language

FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS

CONCLUSION

TRANSFORM

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