The Implementation of the Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs

The implementation of the Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs (1996) is an important step in higher education. It provides a blueprint that focuses of the growth of the student, targeting student affairs professionals, faculty and students themselves. The principles are designed to maintain structure when creating programs or policies that will affect the student population. The uses of the principles are implemented into the Multicultural Affairs Office where the design of a program will use four of the assigned principles (ACPA & NASPA, 1996). The four principles implemented are: using resources effectively, forging educational partnerships, engaging students in active learning, and building supportive and inclusive communities.

The design of Multicultural Affairs is to improve the campus environment through acceptance of diverse student populations. The office creates programs and workshops that target specific groups for diversity awareness trainings. The training sessions include multiple development theories while drawing perspective from the participants. The design of the program follows the model of Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs (1998) where the experiences of the participants help direct the discussions and facilitations. The mission of Multicultural Affairs is to implement the goals of the institution (ACPA & NASPA, 1996) while providing students, faculty, and administrators with a knowledge of multicultural awareness. The mission also states that it promotes supportive and inclusive communities while forging positive relationships that will advance student learning (ACPA & NASPA, 1998).

The Multicultural Affairs office directs the efforts of the campus to increase diversity a...

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