Designing Programs with Intentionality: A Competency-Based Approach for Greater Student Impact

Program Type: General Interest Session

Professional Competencies: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Student Learning and Development

Target Groups: Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals, New Professionals

Institution Types: Large Universities, Mid-Size Colleges & Universities

Certification Domains: Student Learning, Development, and Success, Assessment and Evaluation

Abstract

Through intentionally designing and assessing programs through a competency-based approach, leadership educators will prepare their students for the future workforce. During this session, the presenters will share how the Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Texas at Austin used Corey Seemiller’s research on leadership competency development to inform leadership program design and assessment. Participants will engage in competency development practices and will leave with tangible strategies that can be implemented within any context.

Presenters

• Austin Lensch
  The University of Texas at Austin
• Bethany Wendler
  Director for Leadership Education, The University of Texas at Austin