A Campus Audit of Student Affairs-Faculty Collaborations: From Contacts to Compacts

Abstract

Learning partnerships between faculty and student affairs staff are prevalent in campuses across the country. In an effort to further examine these partnerships, the researchers conducted a bottomup audit of ten student affairs departments at one large public research university in the Southeast. From the findings, a conceptual framework with seven distinct categories was identified, including: learning compacts, research, consultation, advising, committees/task forces, shared use of facilities/resources, and informal contacts. A definition and specific examples of each are included in this report.