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“There\u2019s been a handful of folks in my own life that have been really influential. How do I position myself to be that for the students I work with?” Kim McAloney is just one of many student services professionals asking herself this question as she seeks to transform the higher education experience through Oregon State’s College Student Services Administration program.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Julie Cooper
\nMay 2, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

Student success matters. And for those who have dedicated their education and career to supporting students, the drive comes from within.<\/p>\n

At Oregon State Ecampus, students in the college student services administration<\/a> (CSSA) master\u2019s program online are compelled by their own experiences to create more equitable access, involvement and retention for all students.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have their own unique student experience, whether it was a marvelous one or one characterized by struggle,\u201d says CSSA director Larry Roper. \u201cThat initially gives them a framework around student development.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its 50th<\/sup> year at Oregon State, the CSSA program offers on-campus and now online learners an education rooted in social justice and practicing theory outside the classroom.<\/p>\n

An alumna and faculty member of the CSSA program, Kim McAloney faced many obstacles throughout her early years in higher education. As a first-generation student and a person of color from generational poverty, she struggled to navigate the transition to college without support and temporarily dropped out.<\/p>\n

When she returned to school at Oregon State, it was the personal attention of an advisor that made her feel she belonged there.
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Watch the video above to learn more about why students are drawn to the CSSA program and student services careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Her advisor didn\u2019t just suggest that Kim access student support services; the two walked to the office together. That thoughtful act ensured Kim was connected with the resources necessary for her success.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s college experience became knowledge she could draw from to better serve students like her. She strives to cultivate a sense of belonging for first-generation and underrepresented students who face self-doubt within the university.<\/p>\n

Experiences like Kim\u2019s, Larry says, enrich the Oregon State CSSA program as well as student services as a whole.<\/p>\n

“<\/span>They have their own unique life experience and personal story they can contribute to the CSSA learning community and the profession.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEveryone can bring something to the table. Even if they\u2019re just getting started, good theory is good autobiography,\u201d he says. \u201cThey have their own unique life experience and personal story they can contribute to the CSSA learning community and the profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kim is now a doctoral student in Oregon State\u2019s Language, Equity and Educational Policy program. She puts her student services education to work as a CSSA faculty member and an academic counselor in the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP), where she advises students who face systemic barriers to higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n

She seeks to guide students with a key principle she sees in the many academic mentors who have impacted her life since that first advisor: listening, advising and instructing in ways that make people feel valued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know everything. Hearing multiple voices helps expand my knowledge, helps me grow and learn,\u201d Kim says. \u201cWe discuss issues facing students today, which sometimes means hard conversations, sometimes disagreements; those are the places where we get pushed out of our comfort zones and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

To reach her professional pathway, Kim pursued her degree with a specialization in access and equity in higher education through the CSSA program\u2019s flexible electives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the program\u2019s flexibility prepares both on-campus and online students for a wide range of student services careers, its internship requirement facilitates their entry into practical professional experience in their chosen field.<\/p>\n

Students are not the only ones engaged in applying their knowledge to real-life scenarios. With great depth of knowledge and experience in student services fields, CSSA faculty are setting the example.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat sets our program apart is our faculty practitioners. I think there\u2019s some real power to having an educational experience with people who are currently doing the work,\u201d Larry says.<\/p>\n

For Oregon State\u2019s CSSA graduates, student services careers offer not only the potential to impact and uplift individual students, but also to dismantle barriers within the larger academic system, cultivating belonging for all.<\/p>\n

Julie Cooper is a student marketing writer for Oregon State Ecampus.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/span> 3<\/span> minute read<\/span><\/span>At Oregon State Ecampus, students in the college student services administration (CSSA) master\u2019s program online are compelled by their own experiences to create more equitable access, involvement and retention in higher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[75,225,25,24,30],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-liberal-arts","tag-college-student-services-administration","tag-online-education","tag-online-learning","tag-student-success"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/CSSA-personal-experience.00_00_23_22.Still003.png?fit=744%2C478&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-dN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1578,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/online-business-support-services\/","url_meta":{"origin":855,"position":0},"title":"Want to transfer to an Oregon State online business program? 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