Colorado State University

Journal of Student Affairs

Volume XII, 2003

Director's Perspective

Grant P. Sherwood, Director

Our SAHE family continues to grow as we added an additional 15 graduates this past year to our distinguished alumni. This Spring/Summer we anticipate that another 22 students will receive their degrees. We continue to have a team of 23 faculty teaching in our program in some capacity. We are very blessed as a program to have many additional professionals committed to supervising assistantships, practica and independent studies.

In the history of our program, we have attempted to review our curriculum in terms of both relevancy and quality. In 1990 and again in 1997 we made significant changes in our degree. We are again reviewing our expectations, attempting to relate professional competencies to program offerings. We also realize that the experiential piece of our program continues to be of significant value and thus, we are looking at adding a portfolio requirement that would tie to our theoretical teachings.

Finally, I would report we had a wonderful SAHE/CSPA reunion at Pingree Park in July. Around 30 graduates were able to attend in addition to Dr. Jim Kuder and his wife Linda who traveled all the way from Kentucky to join the group. Jim was Director of this program for thirteen years and had just retired from the University of Kentucky where he served as Vice President of Student Affairs. We look forward to another gathering in 2005 so mark your calendars.