Roberta Waxman confessed, almost apologetically, “I have to be honest with you
I am not really familiar with everything that they do.” Biology professor Samantha
Taylor noted, “I think even at a small school that office isn’t as understood or known
maybe to the faculty members as it could be or should be.” She went on to observe,
“what I would hope student affairs is doing is helping students fit in to McFeely College
curricularly [sic] as well as all that non-curricular, out-of-classroom stuff and making
sure that they’re growing up in ways that they’re supposed to.” Similarly, Todd Collins
stated, “So, I see the role of student affairs as providing a college-engaged environment
essentially when students aren’t in the formal classroom. They’re at least tasked with that
and that’s difficult.” Albert Keene suggested, “some of it has to do with basic logistical
things like student housing, uh, student activities on campus, other aspects involve
student activities off campus, uh extra-curricular learning experiences, uh, I guess student
affairs oversees student government and student organizations.”