Volume 38, Issue 4

This theoretical investigation examines psychosocial issues for Asian Pacific American (APA) students, one of the fastest-growing but most understudied college populations. The authors found that general groupings of developmental issues align somewhat with traditional psychosocial theory, although the underlying assumptions and specific developmental tasks do not fit the experience of APAs.

The history of a collaboration between an academic department and student affairs on a university campus is discussed. Details regarding the development and evaluation of a sexual assault prevention and counseling program are provided. Advantages to this collaboration for both the psychology department and student affairs are highlighted. Suggestions for future collaborations on other college campuses are discussed.

This literature review addresses the question of whether membership in a Greek organization contributes to the drinking behaviors of college students. Research findings are divided into these major categories: drinking frequency, motivation/reasons to drink, predicting Greek membership, culture of Greek life, perception bias, and consequences of drinking. Conclusions suggest that to be successful, intervention efforts must focus not only on individuals but also on organizational and institutional layers.

The establishment experiences of how eight campus Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) support offices were examined using a qualitative research framework. Each GLBT office provided documentation of its experiences and these documents were analyzed using both deductive and inductive qualitative coding strategies to discover the common themes and "lessons learned." The themes of "establishment" were linked to a set of strategies and tactics documented in literature as being important to the process of institutional change within higher education.

Professional portfolios are used in a wide variety of professional and educational settings, yet their potential in student affairs practice has yet to be explored. This article describes the nature and purpose of professional portfolios and identifies their potential uses in student affairs practice. Suggestions for implementing a successful portfolio process are presented.

The disciplinary process on campuses has been too procedural and mirrors an adversarial proceeding that precludes student development. Suggestions for a paireddown process allowing for student learning are provided.