The key to our success in helping student affairs executives address their largest challenges is the fact that membership in the Council combines best practice research with an array of other services to assist student affairs executives and their teams in the hard work of turning an innovative idea into actual practice—educating key internal constituencies, overcoming resistance to change, and assisting with actual implementation.

Leading Edge Research in Student Affairs

Best Practice and Strategy Studies

In-depth coverage of innovative practices and strategies from leading universities addressing the most pressing academic facing student affairs executives nationwide.

Unlimited Custom Research

Shorter, member-initiated reports profiling how universities nationwide are addressing a problem or issue facing that particular member university. Members may order an unlimited number of projects.

Educating Student Affairs Executives and Enfranchising University Leaders

Annual Executive Meetings

Exclusive gatherings of member student affairs executives to share major research findings of the year and to advise on next year’s research agenda.

Annual Student Affairs Summits

Larger gatherings open to student affairs executives and their leadership teams to provide an opportunity for group learning and leadership development.

Council Executive Briefings

Shorter briefing reports for distribution to key internal audiences (e.g., the provost’s office, deans and faculty chairs, key administrators) educating them on relevant Council research findings.

Supporting Student Affairs Efforts at Implementation

Unlimited Expert Consultations

After each major study, Council research staff can provide unlimited telephone consultations to help members diagnose root-cause problems, choose right practices, and troubleshoot implementation problems.

Live Webconferences

Hour-long sessions with small groups of members working on the same problem to share relevant insights and practices from Council research.

Implementation Tools

Collections of diagnostic templates, benchmarks, and collateral materials gathered from universities to assist members in their own practice implementation.

Online Research Database

Centralized database containing all Council best practice studies, custom reports, implementation tools, and case study profiles, with unlimited access at every member desktop.