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*Note: All competency descriptions are taken from the ACPA and NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners (2010)
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Advising &
Helping
The Advising and
Helping competency
area addresses the
knowledge, skills, and
attitudes related to
providing counseling
and advising support,
direction, feedback,
critique, referral, and
guidance to
individuals and
groups.
Overall Rating:
0 1 2 3 4 5
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
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ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
0 1 2 3 4 5
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
W (OMA)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
W (OMA), I (Transy)
Assessment, Evaluation,
and Research are my
weakest areas as a
Student Affairs
professional. I have
been in conversation
with my supervisor in
OMA to discuss the
possibilities of
increasing my skills with
assessment.
Additionally, I plan to
take the Assessment
Certification Course
offered at Seattle
University in the Spring
Quarter. Finally, I will
be doing an overarching
assessment of the OMA
Speaks programming
series at the end of the
academic year.
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
The Equity,
Diversity, and
Inclusion (EDI)
competency area
includes the
knowledge,
skills, and attitudes
needed to create
learning
environments that are
enriched with diverse
views and people. It
is also designed to
create an institutional
ethos that accepts
and celebrates
differences among
people, helping to
free them of any
misconceptions
Demonstrate fair treatment to all individuals and
and prejudices.
Overall Rating:
0 1 2 3 4 5
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
N/A
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA)
W (OMA), I (Internship)
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
History,
Philosophy, &
Values
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
C (SDAD 577)
C (SDAD 577)
C (SDAD 577)
W (OMA)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
C (SDAD 577)
C (SDAD 577)
N/A
C (SDAD 577)
C (SDAD 577)
C (SDAD 577)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
C (SDAD 577)
Most of my knowledge
regarding the history of
higher education comes
from my Foundations of
Student Affairs Course in
the F13 Quarter.
Specifically, foundational
documents such as The
Student Personnel Point of View
have informed my
knowledge of the history of
student affairs. My work in
OMA and my experience at
my internship site have
given me insight into future
trends in higher education
and student affairs,
especially regarding students
of color in higher education.
I will continue to engage in
discussion with my
supervisors from both roles
to increase my knowledge of
higher education trends.
Moreover, I plan to stay
current with best practices
by attending conferences
and reading journals about
the field.
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Human &
Organizational
Resources
The Human and
Organizational
Resources competency
area includes
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes used in
the selection,
supervision,
motivation, and formal
evaluation of
staff; conflict
resolution; management
of the politics of
organizational
discourse; and the
effective application of
strategies and
techniques associated
with financial resources,
facilities management,
fundraising, technology
use, crisis management,
risk management, and
sustainable resources.
Overall Rating:
0 1 2 3 4 5
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
W (OMA)
W (OMA)
W (OMA)
N/A
W (OMA)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
+
+
W (OMA)
+
+
W (OMA), I (Internship)
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ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Overall Rating:
0 1 2 3 4 5
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
W (OMA)
9
Describe the federal and state/province role in higher
education.
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
Specific
Rating
Leadership
The Leadership
competency area
addresses the
knowledge, skills, and
attitudes required of a
leader, whether it be a
positional leader or a
member of the staff,
in both an individual
capacity and within a
process of how
individuals work
together effectively to
envision, plan, effect
change in
organizations, and
respond to internal
and external
constituencies and
issues.
Overall Rating:
+
+
Evidence of Learning
W (OMA), I (Internship)
W (OMA), I (Internship)
W (OMA)
N/A
Most of my knowledge on
Leadership comes from my
own experience as a leader.
As an undergraduate and a
graduate student, I have
been involved in multiple
leadership roles. Through
the various leadership
courses I have taken in the
SDA program, I have
learned to apply the
different models of
leadership theory I have
learned directly into my
professional practice.
Perhaps the largest
development for me in
regard to leadership is
learning that one does not
have to be in a position of
power or authority in order
to be a leader. Through this
revelation, I have been able
to successfully deconstruct
my tendency to equate
leadership with headship.
10
0 1 2 3 4 5
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
Skill
Specific
Rating
Evidence of Learning
W (OMA), I (Internship), O
(Personal relationships)
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W (OMA), I (Internship), O
(Personal relationships)
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(Personal relationships)
W (OMA), I (Internship), O
(Personal relationships)
W (OMA), I (Internship), O
(Personal relationships)
+
+
W (OMA), I (Internship), O
Personal wellness is
something I have learned to
prioritize in my professional
life. I am cognizant of the
ways in which personal
wellbeing intersect with my
professional abilities and
performance. If I am not well
personally, I cannot succeed
professionally. Over the
course of the SDA program,
I have attempted to balance
my academic, professional,
and personal lives in a way
that is conducive for growth
and development. I have
finally begun to achieve a
healthy balance of personal
and professional life by
advocating for my needs in
the classroom, at work, as
well as at home. I will
continue to prioritize and
improve my wellbeing by
intentionally making time and
space to build relationships
with others, dedicate time
11
0 1 2 3 4 5
ACPA/NASPA
Competency Area
(Personal relationships)
Specific
Rating
W (OMA), I (Internship), O
(Personal relationships)
Evidence of Learning
C (SDAD 578)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
W (OMA), I (Transy)
12
0 1 2 3 4 5
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