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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