RESOURCES

For Faculty & Departments

Professional Development

National Association for Student Personnel Administrators

Promotes exemplary practices and is a leader in policy development. NASPA helps senior student affairs officers and administrators, student affairs professionals, faculty, and other educators enhance student learning and development.

http://www.naspa.org/events/index.cfm

Teaching

Handbook for Teaching (HAT):

Guidelines, suggestions and advice on interpreting NC State's academic policies and regulations.

http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/hat/current/

Registration and Records — Statistical Information:

Data on grade distribution reports, course enrollment, University Planning and Analysis initiatives, specific enrollment and admissions.

http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/

University Planning and Analysis:

Institutional research, facts about the university, organizational chart, planning and assessment resources.

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/

Academic Policies, Rules and Regulations:

Info on guidelines that affect academic affairs activities, including admissions, academic progress, registration, courses, degree requirements, grading, and academic resources.

http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/index.php

Academic Standards for Courses and Curricula

Guidelines and instructions for developing and revising courses and curricula on campus.

http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards

 

Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL):

Listings of current programs and workshops designed to meet the teaching needs of faculty plus activities and services for faculty.

http://www.ncsu.edu/fctl/

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA):

A forum for the interchange of ideas, methods and information to improve student learning in the fields of reading, learning assistance, developmental education and tutorial services at the college/adult level.

http://www.crla.net/

National Association for Developmental Education (NADE):

Seeks to improve the theory and practice of developmental education at all levels of the educational spectrum, the professional capabilities of developmental educators and the design of programs to prepare developmental educators.

http://www.nade.net/index.htm

Advising Students

National Academic Advising Association:

Promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students.

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

National Association of Academic Advisers for Athletics:

Committed to enhancing the opportunities for academic, athletic and personal success for collegiate student-athletes through advising.

http://www.nfoura.org/index.php

National Orientation Directors Association (NODA):

Professional organization focusing on orientation, retention and transition issues.

http://www.nodaweb.org/

National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition:

Provides opportunities for exchange to educators working with first-year college students and students experiencing significant transitions in collegiate environments.

http://www.sc.edu/fye/

Policy Center on the First Year of College:

Improvement of the first college year through enhanced learning outcomes and the success of first-year students with a focus on the development and dissemination of a range of first-year assessment procedures and tools.

Contact: (828) 966-5401 or FYC@brevard.edu

http://www.firstyear.org/

Diversity

American Indian Higher Education Consortium:

Supports the work of tribal colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

http://www.aihec.org/

American Institute for Managing Diversity:

A national, non-profit diversity think tank created to advance the field of diversity management.

http://www.aimd.org/

Black Issues in Higher Education:

Bi-weekly news magazine dedicated to relevant issues in higher education.

http://www.diverseeducation.com/

Council for Opportunity in Education:

For practitioners working with underrepresented (low-income) students or students with disabilities.

http://www.trioprograms.org/

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine:

Focuses on current events relating to Hispanic educators, administrators and students.

http://www.hispanicoutlook.com/

Learning Communities

Association of American Colleges and Universities:

Supports progressive pedagogical structures associated with learning communities as well as the best practices for deepening student learning.

http://www.aacu.org/

Association of College and University Housing Officers-International:

Dedicated to supporting and promoting the collegiate residential experience.

http://www.acuho.ohio-state.edu/

 

Retention

Collegeways: The Journal of College Student Retention:

Research findings regarding student retention in higher education. College and university researchers are encouraged to submit manuscripts pertinent to retention and attrition research, theory and practice.

http://www.cscsr.org/

Service Learning

Campus Compact:

Promotes community service to develop student citizenship skills, encourages partnerships between campuses and communities and assists faculty who seek to integrate community engagement into their teaching and research.

http://www.compact.org/

Undergraduate Education

 

American College Personnel Association:

Focuses on issues such as admissions and orientation, adult learners, commuter students and assessment.

http://www.myacpa.org/

American Council on Education:

Provides leadership on key higher education issues and seeks to influence public policy through advocacy, research and program initiatives.

http://www.acenet.edu/

The College Board:

Offers a suite of higher education products, services, and solutions to address a broad range of strategic and operational enrollment needs.

http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/index.html