Building Blocks of Success: A Student Affairs Approach to College Mental Health

Sponsler, Brian A.

doi:10.1037/e633902013-001

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“…As I mentioned in the introduction, institutions of higher education often espouse a commitment to both diversity and inclusion (ACPA & NASPA, 2010 and promote democratic ideals by encouraging civic engagement (Hamrick, 1998;Jacoby, 2017;Kezar, 2010;Rhoads, 1998;Sponsler & Hartley, 2013). I have argued that one avenue to merge these expressed goals is to embolden students to participate in advocacy and allyship.…”

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“…Indeed, following President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, NASPA president Kevin Kruger sent a statement condemning the President's action (personal communication, January 30, 2017). Included in this letter was the PDF, Five Things Student Affairs Professionals Can Do to Institutionalize Civic Engagement, authored by Sponsler & Hartley (2013). Sponsler and Hartley argued that universities should recognize how successful civic engagement efforts are an expression of the central mission of the institution.…”

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Doing the Right Something: A Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding Advocacy and Allyship Among College Students

Gray¹

2022

Journal of College Student Development

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Institutions of higher education strive to create a diverse, inclusive, and civically engaged student body. Encouraging students to critically engage in social justice enhances the ability of universities to achieve these desired outcomes and empirical studies link activism to greater gains in civic engagement and democratic ideas later in life (Mayhew, Bowman, Rockenbach, Seifert, & Wolniak, 2016;Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Advocacy and allyship provide avenues of participation for students to critically engage in social justice and subsequently practice civic engagement through aligning their values and actions. DEDICATIONTo my participants who show up and fight injustice.To all people who work for liberation.

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