Colorado State University

Journal of Student Affairs

Volume XII, 2003

Advisor's Perspective

Paul Shang, Advisor

Again this year, I have had the pleasure of serving as the faculty adviser to the Editorial Board of the Student Affairs in Higher Education Journal of Student Affairs. To me, this year's Editorial Board distinguishes itself from others in several ways. I am very impressed by how focused the Board members are-each meeting began and ended on time, everyone was always present or provided notification in advance of their anticipated absence, comments on content and style were accurate and made decisively. While respectful of previous practices and traditions, this Board was willing to do things its own way; for instance, there were two representatives from the first year class rather than one, the schedules were very different from those of previous years, and drafts with editorial suggestions to authors were sent and received exclusively via e-mail. Confident, dedicated, fun, bright, independent, I really enjoyed the members of this year's Editorial Board and found it a privilege to work with them.