{"id":49562,"date":"2019-05-14T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49562"},"modified":"2024-11-01T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:57:18","slug":"from-the-student-affairs-vp-student-life-empowering-student-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/05\/14\/from-the-student-affairs-vp-student-life-empowering-student-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Student Affairs VP: Student Life &#8211; Empowering Student Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>On April 24, Student Life closed out the 2018-2019 year with the 19th annual Nite in the Life awards ceremony. Student Life staff celebrated and honored Austin Community College (ACC) students, faculty, staff, student organizations, and campus teams.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By Dora Elias McAllister, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs content strategist \/\/ May 2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"Nite in the Life Recap 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tfq5bLbDIJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Student Life?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Life<\/a> is not just fun and games (though they do organize a lot of fun events); it&#8217;s about the purposeful linking of student activities and organizations to instructional programs. Under the direction of Cheryl Richard, Student Life director, the department oversees various organizations and community-building, experiential learning, and leadership activities that allow students to apply course content outside the classroom and immerse themselves in their areas of study.<\/p>\n<p>This immersion in areas of study is facilitated by Student Life staff that together represent four of ACC&#8217;s 10 areas of study. In addition to their academic needs, staff also work tirelessly to get to know students&#8217; unique personal and professional needs and help them develop skills and support their growth in these areas.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Life Programs<\/h3>\n<p>Each ACC campus has a Student Life lounge. Here, students can learn about campus events, attend leadership workshops, find someone to talk to, get ready for a test, or just relax in between classes. These lounges also serve as sources of information for the following Student Life programs, services, and resources:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/cse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Service Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/foodpantry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food Pantry &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/intramurals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intramural Sports and Recreation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/acc-male-leadership-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACC Male Leadership Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/socialcivicawareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social &amp; Civic Awareness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Ambassadors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/orgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/programs\/academic-support1470427675280-4868356e-ac14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Success Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/about\/psaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Student Achievement Award (PSAA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have Questions?<\/h3>\n<p>For information and questions about Student Life, including how you can contribute to Student Life programming or advise a student organization, visit your campus Student Life office or send an email at <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/resources\/ask-student-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ask Student Life<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"Students on Student Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ri685yBiVho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Manning, K., Kinzie, J., and Schuh, J. H. One size does not fit all: Traditional and innovative models of Student Affairs Practice (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge<br \/><sup>2<\/sup> a) Astin, A.W. (1993). What matters in college? San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; b) Brittenham, R., Cook, R., Hall, J.B., Moore-Whitesell, P., Ruhl-Smith, C., Shafii-Mousavi, M., White, K. (2003). Connections: An integrated community of learners. Journal of Developmental Education, 27(1), 18-25 c) Tinto, V. (1975). Dropouts for higher education: A theoretical synthesis of recent research. Review of Educational Research, 45(1), 89-125.<br \/><sup>3<\/sup> Civitas Learning. (November 2018). The impact of student success programs. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y6z2vkoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y6z2vkoc<\/a><br \/><sup>4<\/sup> For methodology details, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/web7.austincc.edu\/directory\/info.php?id=gmartin1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guillermo Martinez III, Ph.D. Student Engagement &amp; Analytics associate vice president<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 24, Student Life closed out the 2018-2019 year with the 19th annual Nite in the Life awards ceremony. Student Life staff celebrated and honored Austin Community College (ACC) students, faculty, staff, student organizations, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/05\/14\/from-the-student-affairs-vp-student-life-empowering-student-leadership\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17],"tags":[3526,3191,3528,208,2432],"class_list":["post-49562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-students","category-news-and-announcements","tag-nite-in-the-life","tag-student-affairs","tag-student-engagement","tag-student-life","tag-student-life-lounge"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49562\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}