Previous edition: 2015. Jennifer B. Wells, CAS publications editor. Kennesaw, Georgia. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction. The case for CAS ; Putting CAS to work ; CAS learning and development outcomes ; CAS standards -- pt. 2. CAS general standards ; Academic advising programs ; Alcohol and other drug programs ; Assessment services ; Auxiliary services functional areas ; Campus activities programs ; Campus information and visitor services ; Campus police and security programs ; Campus religious, secular, and spiritual programs ; Career services ; Case management services ; Civil engagement and service-learning programs ; Clinical health services ; College honor society programs - College unions ; Collegiate recreation programs ; Conference and event programs - Counseling services ; Dining services programs ; Disability resources and services ; Education abroad programs and services ; Financial aid programs ; Fraternity and sorority advising programs ; Graduate and professional student programs and services ; Health promotion services ; Housing and residential life programs ; International student programs and services ; Internship programs ; Learning assistance programs ; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ programs and services ; Master's level student affairs professional preparation programs ; Multicultural student programs and services ; Orientation programs ; Parent and family programs ; Post-traditional and commuter student programs and services ; Registrar programs and services ; Sexual violence-related programs and services ; Student conduct programs ; Student leadership programs ; Student media programs ; Testing programs and services ; Transfer student programs and services ; TRIO and college access programs ; Undergraduate research programs ; Veterans and military-connected programs and services ; Womens and gender programs and services -- pt. 3. Appendices. A. Member associations ; B. Glossary of CAS terms ; C. Featured products from CAS.
Summary:
"The book CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education (also known as the "Blue Book") provides an introduction to CAS, its mission, initiatives, and the principles upon which it was founded. Individual functional area standards accompanied by introductory contextual statements, along with the CAS Learning and Development Outcomes, the CAS Characteristics of Individual Excellence, and the CAS Statement of Shared Ethical Principles."--Publisher.
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