University Life Staff Development
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Mission Statement
The UL Professional Staff Development Committee serves to design, implement, and evaluate intentional and meaningful professional development opportunities aimed to meet the needs of the division at large. This is also the committee that plans and coordinates the annual UL retreat each summer.
Ways to Get Involved
There are a variety of ways you can get involved in the larger University Life community. One of the best ways is to join a committee. Committees include:
- Living Our Values (contact Amy Snyder)
- Professional Staff Development (contact Kara Danner)
- Performance Management (contact Kara Danner)
- Leadership Modules (contact Kara Danner)
- Identity (contact Alissa Karton)
- Traditions (contact Alissa Karton)
- Homecoming (contact Michelle Davis or Dennis Hicks)
- Mason Leadership Institute (contact Lisa Snyder)
- University Life Assessment Committee (contact Pat Carretta)
- Retreat Planning Committee (contact Kara Danner)
- Welcome Week (contact Dennis Hicks)
Student Affairs Resources
- Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
- Virginia Association of Personnel Officers
- Southern Association of College Students Affairs (SACSA)
- College Student Educators International (ACPA)
- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
- Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO I)
Training Resources
IRC
BYTE Week
STAR
Human Resources
Safe Zone
Mason Cares
CAPS Tuesday lectures
Conversations with Collegues
NCBI
Reading List
Leadership Reconsidered
Learning Reconsidered
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton
Strengths Finder 2.O by Tom Rath
Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
UL Speakers Bureau
Many UL Units offer standard training and would also be happy to develop customized programs to suit your particular needs. Topics include:
- Critical Allyship
- Cybersafety
- Ethics in Leadership
- Gender Consciousness
- Leadership Development
- Media Literacy
- Strengths Quest
- White Race Identity Development
Mason also has a speakers bureau available.
