Transcript Connecting Pathways: A Cross Division Collaboration Among Academic and Student Affairs Tracey Rollins, Student Development Christine Lee, Alumni Relations Sheila Ashwell, Arts Co-op Program Irene Chan,

Connecting Pathways:
A Cross Division Collaboration Among
Academic and Student Affairs
Tracey Rollins, Student Development
Christine Lee, Alumni Relations
Sheila Ashwell, Arts Co-op Program
Irene Chan, Career Services
University of British Columbia
• 43,000 students (36,000 UG)
• mostly commuter population
• average commute time 40 – 60
min. each way – longest
commute time in Canada
• 12 faculties (colleges)
• Highly decentralized units
Faculty of Arts
College of humanities, social sciences,
and creative/performing arts
• Over 35 programs and
departments
• 12,000 undergraduate
students
• Students enter into
Faculty of Arts and select
their major in year 2 or 3
Institutional Silos
Keeling study
**Keeling, R.P., Underhile, E. & Wall, A. F. Horizontal and
Vertical Structures: The Dynamics of Organization in Highe
Education. Liberal Education, 93(4): 24.
Centre for Arts
Student Services
What is CASS
Leadership Team
Role of Assistant Dean
VP
Academic
VP
Students
VP Devlp
& Alumni
VP Ext &
Community
Relations
Faculty of Arts
Career
Services
Student
Devlpmt
Arts
Advising
Arts
Coop
Educ Prg
Communications
Arts
Alumni
Arts
CSL
Relevance to
Students
• Targeted programming for
complete student experience
• CASS email alerts for timely
updates on events, programs,
and deadlines
• Website acts as a portal for
students to all necessary
resources
• http://www.arts.ubc.ca/students/
Benefits
• Knowledge sharing
between units
• Collaboration and
resource sharing
• Funding support
• Sense of belonging to
a larger purpose
Benefits
• Strategic Leadership
• Representation at
Deans Table for
“central units”
• Cross promotion of
events & programs
• Communications to
students
Collaborations
• Arts Career Expo
• Internship Program
• Student Leadership
& Training
Barriers and
Challenges
• Risk of getting lost in larger
umbrella of services
• Control
• Autonomy
• Individuality
• Ownership
• Time Commitment –
collaboration takes longer
• Communication funnel with
Academic Departments
• No physical space
Key Messages
• Increased Student
Opportunities
• Visibility
• Collaboration
• Strategic goals
• Department
Outreach
Message from
Assistant Dean
Students, Arts
Message from Assistant Dean
Students, Arts
• “I think the entire concept of CASS is designed to
bring together all the units which have something to
do with Advising, SD, Career Services, Alumni
Relations and a variety of other units.”
• “The key theme is integration. We want all these
units to be as integrated as possible to work together
so that the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts.”
How to Start
Discussion:
• Consider a new relationship you would like
to cultivate when you return to your
institution
• Consider an informal relationship you
currently have and how you could move it
into a formal one
Thank you!
Questions?
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