Much attention has been given to the relationship between academic and student
affairs, the role of each, and the potential that collaboration between the two offers in the
achievement of developmental goals and student learning outcomes. Yet despite a
seeming consensus on the need for integration and collaboration, even a cursory review
of journals and trade publications in the field of student affairs will yield clues that all is
not well in the relationship between faculty members and student affairs personnel on
many campuses. A common theme expressed in this literature is a concern on the part of
student affairs personnel is that they are not viewed as serious and legitimate participants,
or educators, in the learning process by the faculty (for example: King, 1993; Kuh, 1996;
Miller & Bender, 2009).