Describes changes in college student characteristics that have increased gulf between teachers and students. Contends that student affairs professionals can fill gap through use of innovative tools like Tracking Retention and Academic Integration by Learning Styles (TRAILS) that provide faculty with information about individual student learning…

The "Student Learning Imperative," as articulated by the American College Personnel Association, is put into context for college activities programming specialists. At its heart is the principle that intentional integration of curricular and cocurricular experiences must be the central focus of campus student affairs functions, based on…

A study examined the influence of a structured curricular intervention on the personal and social identity development of college students, using a revised pretest/posttest version of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2. Results supported faculty's role in developing students' capabilities beyond the intellectual domain.…

Root concepts and critical thinking skills are offered as the solution to the disparate interests and concerns of academic affairs and student affairs professionals. A variety of advising strategies is provided to assist advisees in learning how to make well-informed decisions about their future. (Author/MLW)