Running head: CLARK-5 YEAR ACTION PLAN

5 Year Professional Develo !en" and A#"ion Plan $"uden" Develo !en" Ad!inis"ra"ion $ea""le %niversi"& Dana Clar'

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I a! #ons"an"l& loo'ing for (a&s "o advan#e and )e#o!e a )e""er develo ed rofessional and desire "o )e an ad!inis"ra"or in "he field of alu!ni servi#es a" a non- rofi" ins"i"u"ion* I a! #onfiden" I have "he #hara#"eris"i#s and drive "o )e su##essful in "his area due "o !& e+ erien#e running "he Alu!ni-,en"orshi Progra! along (i"h !& e+ erien#e (or'ing )o"h in and ou"side of "he universi"& se""ing* Af"er "he #o! le"ion of !& degree- I (ill )e a roa#hing !an& life #hanges* I (ill )e a ne( !o! and !& hus)and (ill )e e+i"ing "he !ili"ar&* .hile I a! an+ious for all "hese #hanges "o a roa#h- I a! eager "o !ove for(ard "o(ards a osi"ion in higher edu#a"ion (here I (ill #on"inue "o develo as a leader and ad!inis"ra"or* I (ill need hel "hough as I have reali/ed "hroughou" "he or"folio ro#ess "ha" I #anno" do "his alone* I (ill loo' for various su or" grou s

"ha" #an assis" !e in )e#o!ing an engaged and roa#"ive rofessional* I loo' )a#' "o !& ersonal and rofessional !ission s"a"e!en"s "ha" surround !& values (hile 'ee ing !e )alan#ed h&si#all&- !en"all& and s iri"uall&* .i"h "ha"- I &earn "o (or' for an ins"i"u"ion "ha" #an fos"er "hese values )& roviding grou s0a#"ivi"ies for !e "o "a'e ar"* 1or e+a! le- as a ne( !o! I (ill loo' for an o or"uni"& "o #onne#" (i"h o"her ne(- (or'ing !o!s ho efull& in "he

area of s"uden" affairs* Addi"ionall&- I (ould li'e "o s"a& a#"ive h&si#all& so having a fi"ness #en"er on #a! us is re""& i! or"an"* I never "hough" "ha" is so!e"hing I2d in#lude in a five &ear lan )u" refle#"ing )a#' "o !& a##o! lish!en"s in "he las" "(o &ears as a s"uden" and rofessional- !& !orning (or'ou"s have defini"el& 'e " !e !o"iva"ed and heal"h&* .hile I have al(a&s &earned "o #on"inue !& (or' in a religious ins"i"u"ion- if !& drea! 3o) o ened else(here I (ould loo' for o"her o or"uni"ies "o fos"er "his s iri"ual (or'* I (an" "o )e a" an ins"i"u"ion "ha"

(el#o!es religious grou s "o fulfill !& desire "o s"a& in #he#' (i"h !& s iri"ual side* If "hese grou s are no" &e" develo ed I (ould #hallenge !&self "o s"ar" a rogra! of "he sor"* .hile I

CLARK-5 YEAR ACTION PLAN 'no( "his "a'es "i!e I !a& no" have ini"iall& in a ne( 3o)- I also 'no( having "his su fos"er !& gro("h in (ha"ever role I a! in* Ano"her area "ha" I #anno" overloo' is "he need "o #on"inue "o engage!en" in fostering diversity and social justice (LO 4)* As I s"a"ed in !& or"folio resen"a"ion- I a! so!e(ha" #on#erned "ha" "his a(areness (ill lu!!e" (hen I a! no" surrounded )& o"hers so a#"ivel& or" (ill

inves"ed in so#ial 3us"i#e* I 'no( I #an "a'e ar" in grou s and a#"ivi"ies "o hel 'ee !e a(are of diversi"& )u" LeAnne gave !e "he en#ourage!en" "o use !& voi#e* I "hin' "his is so!e"hing I (ill al(a&s re!e!)er- "ha" I #an use !& voi#e as a (hi"e (o!an (here as I al(a&s fel" I shouldn2" use !& voi#e4)e#ause I (as a (hi"e (o!an* I reali/e no( I #an )e hones" (i"h !& unders"anding of diversi"& (hile de!ons"ra"ing !& hu!)le a(areness of !& (hi"eness and rivilege* Oh ho( "hings have #hanged fro! "he s"ar" of "his rogra!5 I )elieve !& #on"inued a(areness and gro("h in unders"anding diversi"& (ill also enhance my professional integrity (LO 3) for nu!erous reasons* I never in"egra"ed e"hi#al de#ision !a'ing in"o !& rofessional role )e#ause I never "hough" "his (as ne#essar& or "ha" I had "he o or"uni"& "o do so* 6u" I feel "ha" I no( need "o !a'e "he o or"uni"ies for !&self* 1or

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an&!ore* .i"h a lo" of #hanges- "his or"folio ro#ess has "a'en la#e a" "he erfe#" "i!e "o allo( !e "o #onsider !& needs and (an"s in "he s"uden" affairs rofession* I do no" see !e "a'ing a )rea' fro! (or' )e#ause I &earn for "his rofessional engage!en" )u" I do )elieve I (ill have #er"ain e+ e#"a"ions and needs "ha" (ill need "o )e fulfilled* 1or e+a! le- I have en3o&ed (or'ing in "he area of ad!issions )u" as I loo' for 3o)s in "ha" area !os" of "he! re7uire (or'ing nigh"s and (ee'ends8 "his is no" so!e"hing I a! (illing "o give u an&!ore* $o having a (or'0life )alan#e "a'es on a (hole ne( !eaning for !e and "his is so!e"hing I !us" #onsider in !& five &ear lan* In (ha"ever role I "a'e on in "he near fu"ure i" is i! or"an" "o !e "ha" I s"a&ed a#"ive (i"h NA$PA and o"her rofessional organi/a"ions* ,& in"ernshi (or'ing (i"h NA$PA2s region 9 )oard offered so !u#h rofessional develo !en" o or"uni"ies and ne"(or'ing ossi)ili"ies "ha" I

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#olla)ora"ion and ne"(or'ing (hi#h NA$PA so grea"l& values* ,& unders"anding of law, policy, governance and finance (LO 9) has re!ained a" a !ini!u!- as I (as usuall& in su or" osi"ions "ha" did no" allo( !e "o )e full& i!!ersed in "his

area* %nders"anding no" onl& "he founda"ional la(s of an ins"i"u"ion "ha" I (or' a" is i! or"an" "o !e and #ru#ial for !& gro("h in "he field "o )e a rodu#"ive rofessional* I ai! "o )e (or'ing in a role "ha" allo(s !e "o dive in"o "he area of governan#e in order "o 7ues"ion i" and ensure I a! (or'ing in a (a& "ha" arallel2s "hese la(s* Thus- (i"h a !as"er2s degree under !& )el" along (i"h si+ &ears of e+ erien#e- I feel I !ee" "he re7uire!en"s in !os" Assis"an" Dire#"or0,anager

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3o) des#ri "ions and )eing in "his "& e of role (ill enhan#e !& 'no(ledge regarding "he la(s and oli#& (i"hin "he ins"i"u"ion and of higher edu#a"ion in general* .i"h "ha"- I ai! "o #on"inue "o enhan#e !& s'ills in "he area of ad!inis"ra"ion and organi/a"ion and see' a role "ha" has "he a)ili"& "o advan#e "o higher levels* The ne+" role I "a'e on (ill )e a osi"ion I lan "o s"a& in for "hree "o five &ears in order "o #on"inue !& advan#e!en"* ,& s ouse and I lan "o s"a& u" a" our ne+" lo#a"ion- ho efull& in Rhode Island (here (e #an )uild on our #areers and fa!il&*