Leadership Development

Compared to their peers, students who have a student affairs mentor and those who participate in the following Student Affairs programs and services have significantly higher leadership efficacy—their confidence in leading others—than their peers who did not participate:

 

Compared to their peers, students who have been mentored by a student affairs professional and those who participate in the following Student Affairs programs and services have significantly higher capacity for socially responsible leadership than their peers who did not participate:
Student Unions & Activities campus-wide programming boards, student organizations, and officers and leaders of organizations

 

Compared to their peers, students who have a student affairs mentor and those who participate in the following Student Affairs programs and services have significantly higher leadership motivation (e.g., internal and external perceptions of leadership and goal orientation to lead a group) than their peers who did not participate:

 

Compared to their peers, students who participate in the following Student Affairs programs and services have significantly higher social generativity--carrying out activities in order to ensure a better world for future generations--than their peers who did not participate:

 

Compared to their peers, students who have been mentored by a student affairs professional and those who participate in the following Student Affairs programs and services are significantly more likely to engage in social change behaviors (e.g., working with others to address social inequality, acting to benefit the common good or protect the environment, performing community service) than their peers who did not participate:

Leadership Development