Re-Evaluating Your Four C’s / R E A C H

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.”
— Benjamin Franklin

Evaluation is a common theme in higher education and most certainly a constant in Student Affairs. What does it mean to evaluate? It is the review and judgment of programs, services, and contributions in order to determine their value or worth. (Cranton & Legge, 1978)

Continuous efforts at self-evaluation can keep us on a path of personal growth. Here are some sample prompts to try with yourself and your team to prompt reflection and discussion:

• How have you effectively demonstrated the Four C’s with coworkers in the last month?
• Are you providing excellence in programing or services to students or staff?
• Are you effectively educating students in our various REACH domains?

Each of us plays an integral role in the overall success of the Student Affairs division: our work impacts students, directly and indirectly, each and every day. Evaluating our contributions is an important step in our shared journey toward individual and institutional excellence.

Submitted by —
Sarah Webb
Senior Training Specialist,
One Stop Enrollment Center

Source

Cranton, P. A., & Legge, L. H. (1978). Program evaluation in higher education. The Journal of Higher Education, 49(5), 464-471.

Four C's / REACH Staff Training Schedule (SD371) - Spring 2016

REACH / Four C’s Training Resource Links

• Excellence Model Check off List – “Excellence in Service and Programming”
• Four C’s Cards – “Excellence in Service and Programming”

Any questions or comments? Please send us an email at VPSA@utsa.edu.