Professional Development Plan
Year 1
Knowledge Area
Students with Disabilities
Enter workshop sessions on physical, emotional, and developmental (dis)abilities at national and local conferences
Look into and read Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach (Evans, Broido, Brown, & Wilke, 2017
Grant
Writing
Research funding opportunities for unit yearly expenses
Read articles on Inside Higher Ed to inform best practices in grant writing
First Generation Students
Research recent studies on first generation student development and how different social identities may impact a student’s experience
Contact institutional departments that work specifically with first gen students on campus
Social Justice Education
Begin to develop a virtual curriculum to scale up SJE
Submit chapter proposal/extended abstract on virtual SJE learning for a book/publication
Professional Competency
Law, Policy, and Governance
Become familiar with the unit, department, division, and institutional policies on my campus by research
Learn and memorize organizational charts of the institution, to get an understanding of the hierarchical structure and potential collaborators
Technology
Familiarize self with institutional technologies and virtual platforms for teaching
Begin utilizing different applications in my work such as, discord, slack, Microsoft teams, and more
Organizational and Human Resource
Manage an increased budget responsibility, while being equitable in usage
Begin to develop structural delegation plan for potential human resources
Leadership
Apply for lead team position in Asian Pacific American Network
Request 1:1 coffee meeting with various Senior Student Affairs Officers to get a better understand of their leadership role
Year 2
Knowledge Area
Students with Disabilities
Begin professional relationship with campus’ counseling services and office of disability services
Work to begin incorporation and implementation of accessible counseling services and disability services for students within home department
Grant
Writing
Purchase and read Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-By-Step Guide (Henson, 2003) to obtain literature on grant writing
Attend a workshop on grant writing during a local or national conference
First Generation Students
Compile resource database of institutional opportunities available to first generation college students
Benchmark institutional resources for first-generation college students within the Midwest, West coast, or East coast, depending on home institution location
Social Justice Education
Attend the Social Justice Training Institute
Draft a full chapter with a team for a book/publication
Professional Competency
Law, Policy, and Governance
Attend Title IX trainings and workshops
Attend open and closed business meetings of professional organizations within ACPA
Technology
Maintain a fully functioning discord server for departmental use, to scale up potential student engagement on social justice
Implement Microsoft team usage to create an autonomous and accountable online platform for employees
Organizational and Human Resource
Participate in a search committee for new student affairs professionals joining the department
Assess and re-evaluate changes needed to improve communication between collaborating units through surveys and group meetings
Leadership
Begin applying for higher positions within ACPA, whether it be conference planning, multiracial coalition, or anything else
Join a social justice task force for the institution
Year 3
Knowledge Area
Students with Disabilities
Collaborate with student organizations, counseling services, and disability services on creating socially just workshop centered on physical, emotional, and developmental (dis)abilities.
Create an annual workshop series with new student orientation that students can benefit from as they enter the institution
Grant
Writing
Contact and create/join a committee to write a grant proposal for the unit or department
Submit grant proposal after peer review
First Generation Students
Create needs assessment questionnaire to better understand the campus’ first-generation student climate
Work with first generation programs or department to deliver social justice informed workshop
Social Justice Education
Join a Social Justice and Inclusion campus committee
Publish chapter/article or host a workshop on SJE virtual learning
Professional Competency
Law, Policy, and Governance
Participate in a meeting held by Senior Student Affairs Officers on administration
Join a Title IX or student conduct committee
Technology
Conduct research on discord as a potential virtual institution wide platform to use moving forward due to COVID-19
Create virtual platform video guides for student affairs professionals
Organizational and Human Resource
Lead a search committee for my department
Work with the chair, associate director, and/or director of the department on future budgeting plans (next fiscal year or beyond)
Leadership
Lead a project team for ACPA or obtain an even higher position within APAN or ACPA
Implement changes to curricular and co-curricular implementation of social justice in their work