Edmonds: Yeah, I think that’s a fair statement. It, there’s a strong correlation
between the length of the time that the student affairs person has been at the
college and the extent to which they interact with faculty. It’s, you know, the
social networks and friendships develop over time, so.
The researcher noted Edmonds reference to tenure of student affairs staff members in
relation to their level of interaction with faculty members and the inference that a
potential additional barrier might be a high turnover rate among student affairs staff
members.
The researcher’s time with Edmonds and Lambert provided some useful
contextual information and insights into their own expectations, understandings, and
perceptions of how the faculty members at McFeely College perceived the student affairs
staff and the possible impacts of that on collaborative initiatives.