Leadership -
Candidates will develop their understanding of leadership as service as they seek to positively influence others in the educational community. Candidates will identify student and organizational needs, develop goals that meet those needs, create and implement plans for achieving those goals, and determine measurement systems to assess the results of plan implementation.

• Practice methods of self-reflection that contribute to the development of character required by effective leaders. (MC3]
• Represent a personal strategy for leading with integrity, humility, and justice for the good of the team and the community. [MC3]
• Use collaboration techniques to provide positive, effective, leadership and guidance to others. [MC4]
• Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve identified goals aligned with mission and vision of student affairs. [MC4]
• Evaluate the effects of leadership decisions on team culture and productivity.

Resource Management -
Candidates develop organizational structures and processes within student affairs in order to effectively and efficiently manage resources in furthering the mission and vision of student affairs in the higher education environment.

• Strategically prioritize and allocate resources based on assessed needs of students in the higher education setting. [MC3]
• Evaluate outcomes of resource allocation in light of the greater mission of student affairs. [MC2]
• Determine human capital needs and evaluate skills required to accomplish departmental goals. [MC4]
• Establish organizational structures required to reach departmental goals and fulfill the mission of student affairs. [MC4]

Student Development -
Candidates use their understanding of the characteristics and needs of students in higher education to engage in reciprocal relationships with students, families, colleagues, and the community to promote healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging higher education community.

• Develop programming to engage students in building and maintaining university community. [MC5]
• Promote individual self-efficacy in diverse higher education students to increase student engagement and improve community. [MC5]
• Apply student development theory to prepare students for post-academic environments. [MC4]
• Coach students in order to promote them in their given role and prepare them for post-academic environments. [MC4]

Law and Ethics -
Candidates conduct the business of the student affair with an understanding of the ethics and applicable laws related to higher education student affairs. These laws and ethics inform all decisions, including in crisis management, and required and responsible reporting.

• Conduct business transactions in compliance with all applicable higher education laws, regulations, and the policies and procedures of the organization. [MC3]
• Develop an ethical perspective to apply university and college policies and relevant laws to the practice of student affairs. [MC3]
• Develop student affairs practices for addressing student crises. [MC2, MC4]
• Analyze the legal and ethical implications of student affairs procedures. [MC2, MC3]