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Together and by Association

• An Evaluation of an
• Organizational Re-structuring

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Outline

• Organizational Description
• Strategy for Re-structuring
• The Ugly
• Impact Case Study The Split of Res. Life
• The Bad
• Impact Case Study Day One
• The Good

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• Organizational
• Description

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Org. Description

• Mission Statement

Together and by association, the people of the La
Salle University Division of Student Affairs
pledge to build, sustain, and enhance a community
focused on student learning. We will develop,
implement, evaluate, and improve programs and
services that fulfill our responsibilities to our
students and our University. We will be guided
and inspired by systematically assessed needs,
the highest professional standards, and our
heritage and responsibilities as educators in the
traditions of Catholic higher education, St. John
Baptist de La Salle, and the Christian Brothers.
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Org. Description

• Organizational Chart

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Org. Description

• Contact with Students
• Service
• Support
• Developmental

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• Strategy for
• Re-structuring

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Strategy

• Historical setting
• New University President
• New Dean of Students
• Research meets status quo

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Strategy

• Goals
• Increased professionalism
• De-compartmentalization
• Break down of territories
• Inter-dependence
• Collaboration
• Together and by Association

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Strategy

• Process
• Re-building
• Re-bonding
• Re-bounding

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• Split of
• Residence Life

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Split of Res. Life

• Administrative Services
• Manages all divisional facilities and resources,
  including student residences, the La Salle Union,
  and all divisional offices and locations.
• Community Development
• Promotes and supports high standards for conduct
  in our community, supervise residential life,
  identify and mentor student leaders, encourage
  and support involvement in student organizations,
  train and develop our staff, and provide programs
  of welcome and transition for new students.

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Split of Res. Life

• Office Locations
• Administrative Services
• Community Development

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Split of Res. Life

• Examples
• Security Desk Receptionist Issues
• Housing Placement
• Facilities Repair

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Split of Res. Life

• Results
• Bottlenecking
• Re-territorializing
• Hierarchal creep

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• Day One

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Day One

• Together and by Association
• Equal opportunity
• Belongingness
• Recurring feedback
• Partnering within and without

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Day One

• Results
• Increased collaboration
• Improved parental relationships
• Increased student retention

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• Questions?